The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technician Fifth Grade Louis Gallic (ASN: 32526435), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 9 July 1944, in France. Technician Fifth Grade Gallic, assigned to the headquarters of an infantry battalion, was acting as guide for the leading elements of his company’s column during an advance. He had moved some distance ahead of the column when he was confronted by an enemy sentry. Technician Fifth Grade Gallic immediately demanded the sentry’s surrender, and upon his refusal, shot and wounded the German. After the column had moved ahead about fifty yards an enemy machine pistol opened fire from behind a fence and several wounded Technician Fifth Grade Gallic in both legs. At this point other enemy weapons opened fire and due to the intensity of the fire the column withdrew leaving Technician Fifth Grade Gallic in a ditch alongside the road. Shortly afterwards some German troops came out of a nearby house and laid land mines in the road between him and friendly territory, and in spite of being wounded, Technician Fifth Grade Gallic closely observed this procedure. Suddenly one off the enemy soldiers detected that he was still alive and brutally fired two shots at him point blank, hitting him in the neck. When the Germans had moved further down the road, Technician Fifth Grade Gallic painfully pulled himself to the top of a hedgerow and hopped over into an adjacent field. Eluding pursuit, he proceeded through enemy groups of soldiers through three fields, and contacted friendly units. Although his wounds were becoming more painful, he refused to be evacuated until he had given complete information regarding the activities of the enemy. The bravery, and loyal devotion to duty displayed by Technician Fifth Grade Gallic, reflect great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Armed Forces.