The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant Arthur Allen Young (ASN: 38051398), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company G, 2d Battalion, 142d Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the vicinity of ****, Italy, on 7 January 1944. When three men of his gun section were wounded by the burst of a shell near their position during an intense concentration of enemy artillery fire, Sergeant Young fearlessly exposed himself to the sweeping barrage by going to their immediate aid. Displaying calm determination and magnificent courage in the face of hazardous fire, he rendered first aid to his wounded comrades. While attempting to evacuate them, he was fatally wounded by a shell fragment from another nearby explosion but refused medical attention until his three men had been cared for first, pretending that his own wounds were slight. Sergeant Young’s unfaltering loyalty to his men and exemplary devotion to duty undoubtedly saved the lives of the wounds soldiers and inspired all who witnessed his deeds. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Sergeant Young, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.