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) Dixon Carle Rogers (ASN: 0-26595), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company H, 2d Battalion, 222d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division, in action on 3 April 1945, at Wurzburg, Germany. During the attack on Wurzburg, Germany, Lieutenant Rogers crossed the Main River in a commandeered civilian boat to prepare the way for the assault troops to be landed later. Braving the murderous machine gun fire concentrated on the river, he and two comrades, upon reaching the opposite bank, stormed an enemy-held building overlooking the crossing and forced the Germans to withdraw. When a German armored vehicle counterattacked their newly gained position, he forced its withdrawal with hand grenades. Tenaciously holding their precarious position until reinforcements were landed, he and his comrades then moved forward and knocked out an enemy machine gun nest, forcing the remaining Germans from the landing area with the captured gun. Through his gallant actions, Lieutenant Rogers played a major role in the successful crossing of the Main River.