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 First Class James Sullivan (ASN: 1702578), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at St. Juvin, France, 15 October 1918. Private First Class Sullivan fearlessly entered a dugout in which he knew there were Germans hiding, and single-handed captured 20 prisoners.