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 Jarvis L. Strange (ASN: 35705419), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 242d Infantry Regiment, 42d Infantry Division, in action on 12 and 17 January 1945 near Hatten, France. Private Strange was serving as Aid Man with a combat patrol moving forward to reinforce an observation post near Hattan France on 12 January 1945, when the patrol was subjected to heavy enemy mortar, automatic weapons and small arms fire, wounding six of its members. Moving from one wounded man to another, Private Strange administered first aid and, still under intense enemy fire, evacuated one of the injured men to a position of safety more than one thousand yards to the rear. His outstanding courage and devotion to his fellow men were again exhibited by Private Strange on 17 January 1945, when he continued to render first aid under heavy enemy artillery fire until wounded in the leg by a shell fragment.