The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Seaman First Class Lee Edward Keaney (NSN: 2832196), United States Navy, for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight for succeeding in defending his airplane against fierce assaults of enemy fighters by skillful and timely fire of his free machine gun, thereby aiding his pilot to escape, after safe pull-outs from dives while participating in the first dive-bombing attack in the Battle of Midway, 4 to 6 June 1942.