The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant John Ferchak (ASN: 13011992), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as a Platoon Sergeant with Company A, 3d Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division, at Dillingen, Germany, on 26 March 1945. While seeking a bypass around a destroyed bridge, Staff Sergeant Ferchak courageously dismounted from his tank and personally neutralized several enemy bazooka teams with small arms fire during the course of his mission. His gallant achievement reflects great credit upon himself and the military forces of the United States.