Sam Mullins

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Sam Mullins, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. When certain units of his company were halted by heavy enemy fire, Private Mullins was sent to them successively and, displaying marked personal bravery and leadership, carried them forward under heavy fire. He led two squads forward under heavy fire and flanked a machine-gun emplacement, which had blocked his company’s advance. In this undertaking, he was mortally wounded.