Ware, James Vernon
Title
Ware, James Vernon
Last Name
Ware
First and Middle Name
James Vernon
Birth Date
7 September 1891
Death Date
21 June 1971
Place of Death
Dallas, Texas
VPI Graduating Class
1914
Graduated
No, but did attend VPI during the 1910-1911 school year.
Service Branch
Army
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division
Rank
Major
Decorations or Citations
Distinguished Service Cross:
Citation: "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 (Infantry) James Vernon Ware, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Exermont, France, 5 October 1918. His company having been repulsed in an attack on a strongly organized position, Captain Ware reformed his company and personally led the 63 remaining members of his company in a second attack and in the taking of the enemy position for defense against enemy assault."
Source: Military Times Hall of Valor
Battles or Engagements
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Other Events
Wounded
Files
Collection
Citation
“Ware, James Vernon,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 18, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/273.
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