The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Infantry), [then Second Lieutenant] Frank R. Dellitt (ASN: 0-1061670), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, Belgium, on 4 January 1945. After his unit had become separated from the remainder of the battalion, and enemy machine gun fire prevented forward movement, Lieutenant Dellitt, a rifle platoon leader, crawled toward the hostile weapon, undetected by the gun crew and, while his men were covering him by their fire, hurled two grenades into the German position which disabled the gun and killed the three members of the crew. This daring action permitted the platoon to reach friendly lines, and reflects the highest credit upon Lieutenant Dellitt’s character and training as a soldier.