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 Sergeant Michael J. McAuliffe (ASN: 89784), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 165th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Landres-et-St. Georges, France, 15 October 1918. Volunteering for the missions, Sergeant McAuliffe exposed himself in the open to heavy shell and machine-gun fire, to obtain ammunition for his company, after all on hand had been exhausted. He made repeated trips over the battlefield, gathering ammunition from the bodies of the dead, until his entire company had been supplied.