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 Technician Fifth Grade [then Private First Class] Fred W. Zimpfer (ASN: 35030659), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action as a Medical Aidman of Company A, 803d Engineer Battalion (Aviation), Far East Air Force, in action on 24 March 1942, at Corregidor, Philippine Islands. During a heavy Japanese bombardment and shelling of Kindley Field and the vicinity, in which several men were severely wounded, he moved without regard for his own safety through the barrage of enemy shells to aid the fallen men. Passing through an area of tall grass blazing among stacks of bombs in imminent danger of exploding, he helped move the wounded soldiers to the hospital in Malinta Tunnel. Technician Zimpfer’s outstanding courage and determination are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service .