The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant Frederick B. Lotspeich (ASN: 20947661), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Battery A, 205th Field Artillery Battalion, 41st Infantry Division, in action at Tambu Bay, New Guinea, on 30 July 1943.