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 F. Nash (ASN: 1709870), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Ville Savoye, France, 22 August 1918. While his company was attacked by greatly superior numbers of the enemy, Private Nash continued to operate his automatic rifle, even after having been wounded three times in the chest. After the attacking force had been driven off, he refused the use of a litter in favor of a comrade whom he thought more seriously sounded than himself.