(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Cavalry) Harry William Sweeting (ASN: 0-19168), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 756th Tank Battalion, 3d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Italy, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Sweeting, 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.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Cavalry) Harry William Sweeting (ASN: 0-19168), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with as Commanding Officer of the 756th Tank Battalion, 3d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Italy, on the afternoon of 5 February 1944. While in support of an Infantry regiment, Colonel Sweeting led a tank reconnaissance patrol to the forward Infantry elements then occupying the northern edge of a city. While en route, the patrol was pinned down by enemy artillery and sniper fire several times. At one point, Colonel Sweeting borrowed a rifle from an Infantryman and returned the fire of a sniper; another time, while studying the ground through his field glasses, a sniper sent a bullet through the sleeve of his jacket. He proceeded on his mission and the patrol secured accurate and detailed information from the Infantry upon which to base tank plans and action. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Sweeting, 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.