The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Samuel T. Fuller (ASN: 01-292685), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 8th Infantry Division in July 1944. Lieutenant Fuller was leading a machine gun section in support of the advancing infantry when an enemy tank attack developed and the area was swept by 75-mm. and machine gun fire. Unable to locate the tank because of thick hedgerows, Lieutenant Fuller directed his machinegunners to deliver covering fire while he led the rocket launcher team forward in an attempt to locate the enemy tank. Although mortally wounded upon reaching the forward hedgerow, he directed the disposition and fire of the rocket team and supervised the evacuation of the many wounded men in the area. His great personal courage and devotion to duty enabled the infantry to hold its position in the face of demoralizing tank fire, and so inspired them that the enemy resistance was broken and objective seized.