The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Sergeant Thomas L. McCullough (MCSN: 151008), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism as an Observer in the First Marine Aviation Force, attached to the Northern Bomb Group (USN), at the Front in France. Sergeant McCullough participated successfully in numerous air raids into enemy territory and on 9 September 1918, while flying over Cortemarck, Belgium, was attacked by eight enemy scouts. Sergeant McCullough shot down one of the enemy planes and fought off the others until his gun jammed and he was forced out of action.