John M. Sullivan
Home Town: Akron, OH
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John M. Sullivan, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Meuse River, France, October 5, 1918. On October 5, Private Sullivan twice left his place of shelter and advanced under intense machine-gun fire to the rescue of wounded comrades, bringing them back to a place of safety where they could be cared for.