By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Corporal James C. Dobbins (ASN: 2398065), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with the 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the Champagne-Marne Offensive, 26 July 1918, and the Aisne-Marne Offensive, 26 July 1918, Corporal Dobbins, serving as company runner, carried messages through the heaviest barrages and showed extreme courage and devotion to duty.