By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Joseph Moriarity (ASN: 80705), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with Company A, 8th Machine Gun Battalion, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, on 24 July 19018, northeast of Charteves, France, while acting as Number One of an advanced machine gun, Private Moriarity was wounded in the knee by shrapnel. He refused to allow the men of his squad to evacuate him and continued to fire his gun until he fainted.