The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Private Lloyd J. Vannatter (MCSN: 444505), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for gallantry in action at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, in crawling forward into the face of heavy hostile machine-gun fire to within twenty-five yards of the enemy position to evacuate a severely wounded Marine on 20 July 1943.