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 Private Lawrence J. Kelly (ASN: 60970), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-St. Remy, France, 12 September 1918. Accompanying two other soldiers, Private Kelly rushed forward in advance of his lines, exposed to heavy machine-gun fire, and captured two machine-guns and six of the enemy who were manning the position.