(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Infantry) James Franklin Greene, Jr. (ASN: 0-25900), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of Company E, 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion (Separate), in action against the enemy in Normandy, France, on the night of 17 September 1944. In action at Fort du Portzic, First Lieutenant Greene led an 11-man patrol to eliminate an enemy pillbox that has resisted artillery, bomber, and repeated ground attacks. The patrol carried two 40-pound demolitions charges and one 50-pound demolition charges, and 20 gallons of gasoline and heavy oil mixture. The patrol approached the pillbox under the cover of darkness ad placed the charges around it, and then poured the gasoline mixture into the air vents. The pillbox was destroyed in the explosion that followed, and First Lieutenant Green returned with his patrol without suffering any friendly casualties. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Greene, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.