The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technical Sergeant Charles G. Carpenter (ASN: 32943297), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 253d Infantry Regiment, 63d Infantry Division, in action on 19 February 1945, in the vicinity of Ruersmacher, Germany. Sergeant Carpenter, with outstanding gallantry and in the face of enemy machine gun fire, single-handedly made a frontal attack on a house and threw a grenade into the window from which the machine gun fire was being delivered. He then entered the house and captured nine of the enemy. His perseverance to complete his squad’s mission is in accord with the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States.