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 Carl J. Rennekamp (ASN: 16072542), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with a Medical Detachment of the 80th Infantry Division in Luxembourg, on 8 February 1945, in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States. During the initial period of establishing a bridgehead across the Sauer River, evacuation of wounded by daylight was difficult due to concentrated fire from artillery, mortars, and small arms. Under cover of darkness, over a route that paralleled enemy lines within machine gun range, Technician Fourth Grade Rennekamp removed three seriously wounded men to safety in the first vehicle to be brought into the dangerous area. The bravery and unselfish devotion to duty displayed by Technician Fourth Grade Rennekamp exemplify the highest traditions of the armed forces of the United States.