(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Colonel (Field Artillery) John Julius Waterman, United States Army, for gallantry in action while Commanding a Field Artillery Battalion of the American Expeditionary Forces, in France, during World War I. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Waterman, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.