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 Lieutenant Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Floyd Allen Mitchell (ASN: 0-15535), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 91st Coast Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts, in action on Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 15 and 25 April 1942. During extremely heavy enemy artillery fire, he courageously assisted in repairing the regimental telephone lines and on an occasion when two Filipino Scouts lay wounded in an area under heavy artillery concentrations, heroically made his way to where they lay and assisted them to safety. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell, 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.