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 Patrick Hennessy (ASN: 1025038), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 34th Infantry Regiment, 7th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Rembercourt, France, November 1 – 2, 1918. While in command of a platoon, Sergeant Hennessy was wounded, but he refused to be evacuated and remained with his men for 30 hours, under a heavy bombardment with gas and high-explosive shells, looking after them and administering first aid to the wounded.