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 Joseph E. Lolo, United States Army, for gallantry in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force while serving as a Medical Aidman in Italy, in January 1944, when he braved mine fields to rescue a French soldier, with the assistance of two other soldiers. Upon reaching the field, the three men were advised to wait for a mine detector. Learning that the injured man was suffering from an amputated foot, Technician Fifth Grade Lolo and his companions decided not to wait, and followed another French soldier along a hazardous path to the site of the accident. The three men rendered first aid, placed the injured man on a litter and started to evacuate him. Another mine exploded, and Technician Fifth Grade Lolo received severe facial injuries. Although temporarily blinded, he rendered first aid to his two companions, giving them morphine, applying tourniquets to wounded extremities and directing further aid to the site of the accident. Technician Fifth Grade Lolo’s courage and unselfish regard for the welfare of his comrades are worth of emulation and reflect credit upon himself and the Armed Forces.