(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel William James McClelland, United States Air Force, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Lieutenant Colonel McClelland distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions in action against the enemy from 1967 to 1971. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel McClelland, 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 Air Force.