By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Walter E. Cooney (MCSN: 92743/108232), United States Marine Corps, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Private Cooney distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Magenta Farm, France, 1 November 1918, in assisting in the capture of a battery of enemy artillery that the enemy were attempting to remove to the rear.