By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Leroy M. McKenney (ASN: 303735), United States Navy, is cited by the Commanding General, SECOND DIVISION A.E.F., for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class McKenney distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving as a Corpsman attached to the 47th Company, Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces. With five other Hospital Corpsmen attached to the 47th Company, he was notable for cool and courageous conduct in receiving wounded and rendering first aid under machine-gun and shrapnel fire, near Chateau-Thierry, France, in June 1918.