James J. Mulligan

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James J. Mulligan, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois De Ormont, France, October 12, 1918. Private Mulligan volunteered to carry a message from the firing line to the rear over a route commonly known as the “Valley of Death,” under heavy machine-gun and shell fire. During the journey, he was severely wounded in the thigh and leg, but delivered his message. Instead of waiting for treatment, Private Mulligan hopped and crawled back to the firing line with his answer.