The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Everett B. Tryce, United States Naval Reserve, for gallantry in action as coxswain of a landing boat during the amphibious assault at Salerno in September 1943. Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Tryce skillfully maneuvered his craft into position when it was strafed by a hostile plane while retracting from the beach during initial landing operations, and thereby enabled his gunner to deliver a direct hit and destroy the enemy aircraft. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.