The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Lieutenant (Coast Artillery Corps) Theodore J. Du Bois (ASN: 0-1054968), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Battery D, 443d Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, attached to the 70th Infantry Division, in action at Oetingen, France, on 17 February 1945. While on a reconnaissance, Lieutenant Du Bois was pinned down on a slope approximately 400 yards from the enemy by heavy fire from an 88-mm. self-propelled gun. At the height of the shelling, Lieutenant Du Bois left cover to give aid to a wounded soldier twenty-five yards away in sight of the enemy. Disregarding his own safety, he administered first aid and greatly eased the pain of the wounded infantryman. As he prepared to carry the wounded man to safety, Lieutenant Du Bois was killed by a shell fragment. His sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty exemplifies the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.