The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class George C. Marsh (ASN: 36832213), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Medical Detachment, 222d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division, in action on 11 April 1945 near Schweinfurt, Germany. While the company in which he was aid-man was engaged in the bitter fire fight, Private Marsh, seeing a wounded man lying in an area covered by heavy small arms and flak fire, moved forward to the side of the fallen man, administering first aid and supervising his evacuation. A short time later, he again went out into the open under intense machine gun, flak, and sniper fire to aid another wounded man. In neither case had our forces yet achieved fire-superiority, but Private Marsh’s devotion to duty was such that his only thought was to aid his comrades. His gallant action was an example of courage to the men fighting around him.