The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Corporal Thomas E. O’Shea (ASN: 1212577), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 September 1918, while serving with Machine Gun Company, 107th Infantry, 27th Division, in action at Le Catelet, France. Becoming separated from their platoon by a smoke barrage, Corporal O’Shea, with two other soldiers, took cover in a shell hole well within the enemy’s lines. Upon hearing a call for help from an American tank, which had become disabled 30 yards from them, the three soldiers left their shelter and started toward the tank under heavy fire from German machineguns and trench mortars. In crossing the fire-swept area Corporal O’Shea was mortally wounded and died of his wounds shortly afterwards.