(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Technician Fourth Grade Claude E. Rondeau (ASN: 31200108), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as an artillery forward observer with the 118th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Action in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Technician Fourth Grade Rondeau, 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.

(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 Technician Fourth Grade Claude E. Rondeau (ASN: 31200108), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as an artillery forward observer with the 118th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Action in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Technician Fourth Grade Rondeau, 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.