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 Corporal Augustine Charles Kelly (ASN: 1375600), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery B, 122d Field Artillery, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bantheville, France, 29 October 1918. Corporal Kelly voluntarily proceeded to a point within 150 meters of the enemy, where he remained for more than an hour, securing, valuable information regarding the enemy’s position and activity. During all this time he was subjected to severe shell, machine-gun and snipers’ fire, being wounded by a shell while returning to our lines.