The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Robert L. Reynolds (ASN: 36950954), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company B, 399th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division, in action on 7 April 1945, in the vicinity of Gagernberg, Germany. When two hostile machine gun emplacements subjected our advancing troops to a deadly crossfire which inflicted numerous casualties, Private Reynolds, an automatic rifleman, charged the nearest position, firing his weapon as he ran forward. Concussion from a hostile shellburst threw him to the ground, but he quickly regained his feet and continued his assault, killing the enemy gunner and forcing remaining members of the crew to abandon their position. His gallant and aggressive action, at immeasurable risk to his own life prevented the infliction of further casualties upon his comrades and made possible the subsequent capture of the enemy town of Gagernberg, Germany.