(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Pershing Louie, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 2d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in France, in 1944. Private First Class Louis was a member of a three-man demolition team assigned to blow holes in a hedgerow tomake an approach for an attack. When he reached the place in the hedgerow he found a German machine gun peeking out. He lit the fuse of the demolition charge, held it awhile, and then tossed it into the nest, killing the German gun crew. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Private First Class Louie, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.