(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Technical Sergeant Roy Harold Dullum (ASN: 0-1695684), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company I, 3d Battalion, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 16 June 1944. During an assault on Istia, Italy, Technical Sergeant Dullum’s platoon leader was wounded and evacuated. Sergeant Dullum displayed great personal courage, excellent judgment and exemplary leadership when, in the absence of his platoon leader, he consolidated his disorganized unit and led it through an open field, under heavy enemy fire from three machinegun nests and intense mortar concentrations, to a vital objective on the edge of the village. Finding the Germans determined to make a house-to-house defense, Technical Sergeant Dullum led his men to the nearest house and cleared it of the enemy. He then crawled forward alone through the streets until he could gain observation of two remaining machinegun emplacements that were holding up their advance. When in position, Sergeant Dullum personally knocked out the two enemy machinegun nests, killed fifteen enemy, wounded two others and captured thirteen German machinegunners and riflemen. His action helped in the capture of the town and secured the right flank of his battalion against possible counterattack. Technical Sergeant Dullum’s extraordinary heroism, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 91st Infantry Division, and the United States Army.