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 Christopher W. Keane (ASN: 1388750), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 131st Infantry Regiment (Attached), 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Hamel, Belgium, 4 July 1918. Throughout the engagement Sergeant Keane displayed great gallantry and devotion to duty by treating the wounded in an area swept by machine-gun and artillery fire. When two stretcher bearers who were working with him were killed he impressed German prisoners into the service of carrying wounded to the aid station.