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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) James Harvey Sharp, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near St. Etienne-a-Arnes, France, October 3 – 9,1918. Lieutenant Sharp volunteered and made several reconnaissances through heavy machine-gun and artillery fire. When the flank of his organization was dangerously exposed, Lieutenant Sharp volunteered to get assistance. He brought up several companies, thus saving the flank from annihilation. He carried several important messages through extremely heavy machine-gun and artillery fire.