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 Daniel S. Lentz (ASN: 36167814), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the Military Police Platoon, 7th Armored Division, in action in the area of Chartres, France, on 16 August 1944. Private First Class Lentz was ordered, with two other military police to proceed to Chartres to take into custody 37 German prisoners who were being held in the city by Free French. When he reached the outskirts he was told that, although the city proper was in American hands, there was enemy action further up the road and it would not be safe to go further. Undeterred, he passed through the enemy fire, finally locating the prisoners in the Cathedral at Chartres. The city was undergoing severe bombardment by the enemy and shells were exploding dangerously close. Ignoring enemy artillery Private First Class Lentz and the other military police entered the cathedral and secured the prisoners. Having loaded them on the truck he proceeded from the city through heavy sniper fire to the prisoner of war enclosure. Private First Class Lentz’s determination and courage in completing a difficult assignment reflects great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.