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 Robert P. Judd (ASN: 14168056), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 6th Armored Division in France, on 9 August 1944. Attacked by machine gun and mortar fire, he advanced across an open field and with grenades silenced two of the estimated ten enemy machine guns. He disrupted the fire of the other guns and enabled his platoon to advance on the position and destroy it. His gallantry, with disregard for his own life, is in keeping with the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman.