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 First Class William Kripps (ASN: 31249242), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Medical Detachment, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 25 July 1944, in France. Private First Class Kripps was attached as a Company Aid Man with an Infantry organization engaged in a sustained offensive against the enemy. During a bitter fire fight, when numerous casualties were inflicted in our ranks by continuous enemy mortar and small arms fire, Private First Class Kripps repeatedly risked his life to answer the call of the wounded. On one occasion, he alone carried two seriously wounded comrades from the battlefield, placing them in a place of comparative safety. The courageous initiative and unselfish devotion to duty exhibited by Private First Class Kripps on this occasion reflect great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Armed Forces.