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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Roger H. Mullen, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 6th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Romagne, France, 14 October 1918, and near Fontaines, France, 7 November 1918. Lieutenant Mullen, on 14 October under heavy machine-gun and artillery fire, personally led an attack on enemy machine-gun nests, capturing three machine-guns, and numerous prisoners. On November 7 he attacked and captured an enemy machine-gun nest which was holding up the advance of his company, taking machine guns and 16 prisoners.