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 Fifth Grade William A. Christman (ASN: 20251170), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of the 27th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy at Saipan, Mariana Islands, on 25 June 1944. When three officers were lying seriously wounded on an exposed ridge, Technician Fifth Grade Christman with the assistance of two aid men voluntarily crawled ahead of the lines, through an open area constantly swept by enemy machine gun and rifle fire, to reach and bring to safety the wounded officers. His prompt action, performed with full knowledge of the extreme personal danger involved, undoubtedly saved the life of at least one of these officers.