The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Infantry) James P. Majors (ASN: 0-351046), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. On the night of 12 – 13 August 1943, in the vicinity of Randazzo, Sicily, when Captain Majors learned that four of his men had been killed and eight others wounded while establishing and maintaining an advance command post and communications switch, he personally went forward under heavy enemy shellfire and directed and assisted in the evacuation of the casualties. This act was accomplished under extremely harassing enemy artillery and machine gun fire over terrain that was filled with anti-personnel mines. With utter disregard for his personal safety and with full knowledge of these conditions, Captain Majors proceeded into this area and evacuated his dead and wounded and in doing so was himself, wounded by an enemy mine. Despite this injury, he made two trips under shellfire to complete his mission and returned a third time to bring rations to the remaining members of the advance command post detail. This exceptionally brave act and the repeated trips forward to care and provide for the soldiers of his command mark Captain Majors as an officer whose leadership, bravery and devotion to duty are in keeping with the finest traditions of the Military Service.