(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 Brigadier General Julius Easton Slack, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding General, Corps Artillery, TWENTIETH U.S. Army Corps, in action against the European Theater of Operations, in 1944. General Slack distinguished himself by courageous and aggressive actions when he personally crossed the Moselle River in an assault boat under fire to reconnoiter German artillery positions, which he then took under counter-battery fire. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Slack, 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.