The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Joseph A. O’Leary (ASN: 1379337), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery F, 124th Field Artillery, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Epinonville, France, 7 October 1918. Corporal O’Leary left shelter and volunteered as a stretcher bearer, making frequent trips to and from gun positions under heavy fire until he was killed by an enemy shell.