The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private Wilbur F. Gober (ASN: 33525806), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a rifleman with Company A, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in action on 25 September 1944 at Erde, Holland. In a determined attack to clear a forest area and force the enemy out of the woods, he advanced with his unit through heavy hostile fire, killing several of the enemy gunners. Coming again to the edge of the woods, then into open terrain under the full sweep of German fire, he suddenly saw a comrade fall from an enemy bullet. Immediately he ran forward to the clearing and, advancing through the hail of enemy rifle and small arms fire, approached the fallen man when suddenly he was hit by a German bullet. Still advancing, disregarding his mortal wound, Private Gober reached the soldier and, in the continuing fire, successfully helped him back to the woods and first aid treatment. Dying of wounds from theirthis heroic action, Private Gober made the supreme sacrifice for his comrade in a manner in keeping with the highest traditions of the Army of the United States.