By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Corporal Fred W. Edgar (ASN: 546891), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with Company G, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Corporal Edgar displayed exceptional heroism near Jaulgonne, France, on 24 July 1918. Under heavy enemy fire he rescued five wounded comrades, placed them in a shell hole and with rifle fire protected them until evening, when he procured stretcher-bearers and brought them to the wounded men. Finding that three of them were missing, he voluntarily went toward the German lines to search for them. There he engaged in a hand-to-hand combat with a German soldier and carried him as a prisoner back to his own lines. [A Distinguished Service Cross was awarded for this action.]