(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major (Chaplain’s Corps) Theodore E. Curtis, Jr., United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Assistant Division Chaplain with Headquarters, 40th Infantry Division, in action at Luzon, Philippine Islands, on 10 January 1945. During action along the Dulig-Labrador road, Chaplain Curtis was attached to an advance platoon. He waw a man mortally wounded and with no thought for his own personal safety, he advanced through heavy fire, crawled to the wounded man, prayed with him, and later helped to evacuate his body. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Chaplain Curtis, 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.