Tioga County PA
Congressional Medal of Honor & Distinguished Service Cross & Distinguished Service Medal Issued by the War Department, 1919
Contributed by Tammy Clark
James A. Larson, corporal. Company K, 314th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Malancourt, France, September 26, 1918. He, with another soldier from his platoon, outflanked a machine gun in advance of our line, killed three of the crew and captured two others, together with the machine gun. Residence at enlistment: Blossburg, Pa.
Source: Congressional Medal of Honor & Distinguished Service Cross & Distinguished Service Medal Issued by the War Department, 1919
Distinguished Service Cross
* Indicates Posthumous Award