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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    125th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 2, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 59 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private George Sanford Bullion (ASN: 77242), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 125th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cierges, France, 2 October 1918. While our troops were endeavoring to establish a line six hundred meters in front of the town of Cierges, heavy artillery and enfilading machine-gun fire from enemy guns threatened to hinder the operation. When it became necessary to establish liaison with adjoining units, Private Bullion volunteered and undertook the mission, crossing and re-crossing the area under heavy fire. He continued with his work, although weak from exhaustion and lack of food, until the line was established and the crisis passed.