(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Eli J. Warach (ASN: 0-1017303), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force as a member of Company D, *** Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division. On 1 January 1945, while he was serving as a Platoon Leader near *****, Lieutenant Warach’s company was subjected to extremely heavy and accurate anti-tank fire.