The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Hal C. Fisher (ASN: 0-1284121), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company G, 162d Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Division, in action on Roosevelt Ridge, near Tambu Bay, New Guinea, on 2 August 1943.