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 John C. Mallan (ASN: 1387913), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chipilly Ridge, France, 9 August 1918. During an attack, Private Mallan worked out far ahead of our lines and personally killed four Germans and brought back three prisoners, one of them an officer. Later he formed one of a raiding party and displayed marked skill and bravery, aiding in the capture of fourteen prisoners. Both these missions were carried out under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire.