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 Francis P. Lowe (ASN: 20707240), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as a Medical Aidman with the ** Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, during the battle of *****, Tunisia, North Africa, on the morning of ** April 1943. Under heavy machine gun fire, Private Lowe left the shelter of an irrigation ditch to got to the aid of wounded men of his own regiment and also two British soldiers. On his way forward he inadvertently tripped a booby trap which exploded four feet from him. This failed to deter Private Lowe from the performance of his duty as he continued forward and attended to the wounded. The courage and devotion to duty displayed by Private Lowe is meritorious and a credit to the Armed Forces of the United States.