The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Waldo G. Andrews (ASN: 39291623), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company E, 2d Battalion, 232d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division, in action on 5 April 1945 at Wurzburg, Germany. As squad leader, Sergeant Andrews acted with exceptional bravery and leadership during the attack on Wurzburg when, under heavy machine gun and small arms fire, he led a bazooka team in an attack on a concrete bunker, forcing the enemy to surrender after two well-directed rounds had been fired point-blank into the enemy position. Sergeant Andrews’ courageous action and intelligent leadership resulted in the capture of one general and twenty-five other high ranking enemy officers.