(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Captain (Armor) George Tweedy Stallings, Jr., United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Commanding Officer of Company D, 1st Battalion, 33d Armored Regiment, 3d Armored Division, in action against enemy forces at Les Hauts Vents and St. Fromond, France, from 8 to 11 July 1944. Captain Stallings’ tank was attacked by flame throwers as he was returning to the front following an officers’ meeting. A mass of fire belched down the hatch and all its occupants scrambled out. Two crew members died, but two others escaped and crawled back, wounded, to Allied lines. Captain Stallings extinguished the flames from his burning clothes, and ended up in a deep wet ditch as voices of a German tank hunting patrol were heard. They checked Captain Stallings out, decided he was dead and when they left he walked, crawled, and ran back to the task force command post, covered with black asphalt and refused to be evacuated. Captain Stallings’ extraordinary heroism, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 3d Armored Division, and the United States Army.