Stanley Bulkley

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Stanley Bulkley, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. Commanding the 3d Battalion of his regiment, and having led them forward to a position covering the left flank of the division, Captain Bulkley discovered a small unit of another battalion located in a shell hole some distance in advance of his position. Finding this unit entirely surrounded by the enemy and in imminent danger of total annihilation, Captain Bulkley, though suffering from a severe head wound, rushed forward to their assistance, firing a Lewis gun, breaking the enemy’s attack, and killing and wounding several of the machine gunners. This action was in full view of the enemy and performed with utter disregard of heavy enemy machine-gun and rifle fire, and served as an inspiration to the members of the American fighting forces engaged in that operation.