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 Collin W. Cox (ASN: 34664022), United States Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with Company L, 276th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division, on 8 January 1945, at Wingen, France. When his platoon and supporting tanks were stopped by sniper and bazooka fire in the attack on Wingen, Technician Cox, in his first combat experience, courageously rushed into the enemy fire and with two bazooka shells knocked out a nearby sniper and a hostile bazooka man. Although wounded in the action, he crawled back to his unit carrying his weapons with him. His gallantry and prompt action under fire saved his platoon and the tanks from ravaging enemy fire.