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 Daniel R. Poutas (ASN: 31018003), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 8 August 1944, in France. When his comrade was seriously wounded in an intense artillery concentration, Technician Fifth Grade Poutas threw himself over his comrade to protect him from further injury and later carried him to an aid station just as another concentration was falling. Although he was himself wounded, Technician Fifth Grade Poutas refused evacuation but went back to his company as soon as he had seen that his comrade was given medical aid and evacuated. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Technician Fifth Grade Poutas, 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.