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 James Wilfred Carrington (MCSN: 0-48412), United States Marine Corps (Reserve), for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Headquarters and Security Detachment, East Central Luzon Guerrilla Army Forces, from 15 March 1944 to 5 February 1945. After a hazardous escape from Bilibid Prison, Manila, Lieutenant Carrington established contact with, and was inducted into, the East Central Luzon Guerrilla Army Forces. Assigned as Commandant, Headquarters and Security Detachment, he displayed unusual zeal and ingenious ability in training and drilling non-English speaking guerrilla recruits and forming them into an able combat team, which successfully faced the enemy time and time again under his personal command. When the Japanese forces attacked the main radio station and headquarters of the East Central Luzon Guerrilla Army Forces on Bituin and Balabag Mountains on four separate occasions, extending over a period of 8 days, with the aid of two salvaged machine guns. Lieutenant Carrington repelled the initial attack and, with five additional riflemen, completely routed the second and succeeding assaults, despite seemingly overwhelming odds. Moving the headquarters to the lowlands, he returned several times through the enemy lines to rescue the sick and wounded and retrieve necessary equipment, including his two machine guns. Throughout his entire service, Lieutenant Carrington displayed outstanding leadership ability and devotion to duty and reflected great credit on himself and the military service.