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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Arthur Francis McKeogh, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Binarville, France, 29 September 1918. In order to obtain ammunition and rations, Lieutenant McKeogh, accompanied by two enlisted men, attempted to reestablish communication between battalion and regimental headquarters. When night came the crawled unknowingly into the center of a German camp, where they lay over three hours undetected. Finally discovered, they made a dash to escape, and Lieutenant McKeogh, in order to protect his men, deliberately drew the enemy fire upon himself. He succeeded, however, in getting through the enemy lines, delivered his message, and effected the reestablishment of communication.