The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant Burnie H. Wiggins, Jr. (ASN: 34008932), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 9 August 1944, in France. Staff Sergeant Wiggins’ unit had been cut off from adjacent units by an enemy counterattack and a number of the wounded were badly in need of medical attention. Staff Sergeant Wiggins and a companion, volunteering to obtain medical supplies and assistance, fearlessly advanced through the enemy lines while subjected to sniper, small arms, and artillery fire, contacted another unit, and returned with medical supplies and litter bearers to evacuate ethe wounded. Staff Sergeant Wiggins’ gallant action reflects great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Armed Forces.