(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Captain Jacques Alphonse de Peretti de La Rocca, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with 3d Regiment de Tirail Algeriens, 3d Algerian Infantry Division, French Army, in action against enemy forces in France, on 21 August 1944. Captain de Peretti de La Rocca’s outstanding accomplishments, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations.