The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technical Sergeant [then Staff Sergeant] Charles E. Hunt (ASN: 35449321), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company E, 2d Battalion, 222d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division, in action on 24 January 1945, near Ohlungen, France. During the fanatical enemy attack against our positions on the Moder River, Sergeant Hunt set up his machine gun on a vantage point overlooking the route of approach of the attacking Germans. Braving the devastating artillery fire covering the area, he remained at his post and cut down wave after wave of attacking enemy soldiers until he was forced to withdraw because of the numerically superior force directed at his emplacement. As he withdrew, he continued to inflict heavy casualties upon the advancing enemy. Through his selfless courage and gallant devotion to duty, Sergeant Hunt played a major role in the defeat of a determined German attempt to retake Alsace.