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 Corporal Byron D. Hurley (ASN: 20941849), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company A, 116th Medical Battalion, 41st Infantry Division, in action at Mt. Tambu, New Guinea, on 30 July 1943.