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) Chester J. Krawcykowski (ASN: 0-1297213), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company I, 3d Battalion, 222d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division. On the afternoon and night of 11 January 1945, Lieutenant Krawcykowski led a patrol of 11 men and himself on a mission through the enemy lines to determine the disposition and composition of the enemy in the battalion sector. A thick fog limited visibility to less than 50 yards so that at one time in order to ascertain his position it was necessary for Lieutenant Krawcykowski to call for one round of artillery fire at a given coordinate. The patrol penetrated enemy lines to a distance of nearly seven thousand yards, captured two enemy officers and a sergeant in a house, and encountering six more enemy soldiers, killed three and captured the remainder. As a result of the skillful and daring leadership of Lieutenant Krawcykowski, in spite of adverse terrain and weather conditions, the patrol successfully accomplished its mission, brought back valuable information regarding the enemy and accounted for nine enemy killed and captured.