The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Edward M. Hunt (ASN: 36292448), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. On 4 January 1945 in the vicinity of Longchamps, Belgium, he was manning a rocket launcher at a strongpoint on the main line of resistance, when a large force of enemy tanks and infantry attacked. While firing his weapon at the advancing enemy, he noticed a nearby machine gunner become a casualty. Leaving his rocket launcher, he manned the machine gun and delivered fire on the enemy infantry until the tanks were within seventy-five yards of his position. He then recovered his rocket launcher and fired at the tanks. Unable to attain satisfactory results, he moved to an exposed position covered by intense enemy fire and disabled the lead tank. The remaining tanks withdrew into the woods. Through his courage and aggressiveness, Private First Class Hunt single-handedly repelled the enemy attack. His actions were in accordance with the highest standards of the military service.