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 Sergeant John J. O’Keefe (ASN: 2058722), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near the Bois-de-Harville, France, 10 November 1918. After all the officers of two of the companies of his battalion had become casualties, Sergeant O’Keefe rallied the men, who had become disorganized under the machine-gun fire, and led them forward toward the objective, displaying marked courage and leadership.