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 Daniel J. O’Keefe (ASN: 2290557), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Epinonville, France, 27 September 1918. When half of his platoon were on a hillside under heavy machine-gun and snipers’ fire, Corporal O’Keefe effectively covered the withdrawal of his detachment with his automatic rifle.