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 Harvey A. Williams (ASN: 20934789), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 162d Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Division, in action on Scout Hill Track, near Tambu Bay, New Guinea, on 4 September 1943.