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 Fifth Grade Wendell L. Jorgenson (ASN: 20914616), United States Army, for gallantry in action at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, in going forward under heavy hostile fire on repeated occasions to efficiently administer first aid and safely evacuate wounded personnel on 2, 3 and 4 August 1943.