The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technical Sergeant Robert J. Brigati (ASN: 20126896), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company K, 3d Battalion, 222d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division, in action on 6 January 1945 near Ingolsheim, France. Sergeant Brigati was serving as Platoon Sergeant with his Platoon near Ingolsheim, France, on 6 January 1945, when an overwhelmingly superior enemy force attacked its position, compelling it to withdraw. When one of his men was wounded while covering the withdrawal, Sergeant Brigati carried him for more than five hundred yards to a stream, where, completely exhausted, he fell. Although he managed to get the injured man across the stream, the close pursuit of the enemy and the danger to the others compelled Sergeant Brigati to abandon the wounded man and to devote his entire attention to other members of the platoon. As a result of the courageous leadership of Sergeant Brigati the other members of his Platoon were able to return to our lines in spite of the proximity of the enemy. His gallant attempt to save the life of a seriously wounded soldier is worthy of the highest praise.