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 Corporal Michael J. Cullen (ASN: 2781603), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 364th Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Eclisfontaine, France, 28 September 1918. With six other soldiers, Corporal Cullen responded to a call for volunteers to go four hundred yards beyond the front line and bring in wounded comrades. Under terrific machine-gun and shell fire, he assisted in the rescue of seven wounded men, also bringing in the dead body of a company lieutenant.