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 Corporal James Buchanan Tennille (ASN: 2260286), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 362d Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in the advance on Gesnes, France, 30 September 1918. Although severely wounded, Corporal Tennille continued to fulfill his duties in action and, with utter disregard of his own personal danger, went forward alone and captured a machine-gun nest of two machine guns and approximately six men, routing all of the defenders.