The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Captain (Infantry), [then First Lieutenant] Carlyle P. Woelfer (ASN: 0-25350), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company K, 3d Battalion, 222d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division, in action on 24 January 1945, near Neubourg, France. When the enemy attacked our main line of resistance near Neubourg, France, Lieutenant Woelfer proceeded among his men in order to encourage them and determine the situation. Commandeering an armored car, he proceeded to the right flank where an enemy force had infiltrated in strength. Coming upon an enemy machine gun manned by seven Germans, Lieutenant Woelfer fearlessly exposed himself atop the armored car and killed five with his rifle, forcing the remainder to surrender. Dismounting, he then took a captured machine gun and attacked another position from the flank, killing the entire crew. Lieutenant Woelfer’s exceptional courage and gallantry in the face of overwhelming odds reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.