William Q. Sullivan
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Home Town: Norwood, CO
Status:
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Q. Sullivan, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Chevieres, France, October 14, 1918. After this company commander had been seriously wounded and he himself wounded in the head by a machine-gun bullet, Lieutenant Sullivan continued to lead and encourage his men until wounded the second time. He then continued in command of the company until ordered to be evacuated by his battalion commander.