The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technician Fourth Grade Francis A. Six (ASN: 36408023), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 21st Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division, in action at Fischback, Germany, on 20 March 1945. When a column was counterattacked by numerous hostile bazooka teams, Technician Fourth Grade Six, tank driver, courageously dismounted and engaged the enemy with sub-machine gun fire, killing three of the enemy before falling, mortally wounded. His supreme devotion to duty reflects the highest credit upon himself and the military forces of the United States.