The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technician Fifth Grade Robert D. Harris (ASN: 15303873), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Medical Detachment, 232d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division. On 6 January 1945, at Gambsheim, France, when the platoon to which he was attached as a medical aid man was forced to withdraw from its position, Technician Harris rendered first aid to the wounded under intense enemy machine gun and mortar fire and evacuated them to the safety of cover.