The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private James Emerson Healy (ASN: 89400), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 165th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Baccarat, France, 12 June 1918. Private Healy voluntarily left the shelter of the trenches and went forward in broad daylight some 300 yards under direct fire of enemy machine guns and snipers to the rescue of one of his comrades who, while within 100 yards of the enemy lines, had been mortally wounded. His action prevented the capture of this wounded comrade and retrieved important enemy maps and documents which had been procured from enemy casualties. The coolness, courage, and utter disregard of personal danger displayed by Private Healy were an inspiration to his comrades.