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 Patrick McKenna (ASN: 51932), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Vaux, France, 1 July 1918, After being previously wounded Corporal McKenna charged into thick woods held by the enemy in face of a barrage of hand grenades and killed three single-handed.