(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Staff Sergeant Kenneth H. Hughes (ASN: 35437871), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force while serving with Company G, *** Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the vicinity of *****, Italy on 12 July 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.