The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal [then Private First Class] Welbey L. Hatton (ASN: 33191626), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Medical Detachment, 80th Infantry Division in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States on 10 January 1945 in Luxembourg. Near Tattler, Luxembourg, on 10 January 1945, while occupying a forward defensive position, Private First Class Hatton, an Aid Man, worked his way to a double foxhole that had just received a direct hit by an enemy mortar shell. In order to remove the two casualties it was necessary to amputate one of the soldier’s legs. After stopping the flow of blood after the amputation, splinting the other leg as well as both legs of the second casualty, and in spite of continued heavy enemy fire, Private First Class Hatton obtained the help of a group of riflemen and successfully evacuated the wounded to the aid station. Both wounded soldiers lived as a result of Private First Class Hatton’s courage, initiative, and devotion to duty, which were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.