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 Waldemar W. Haussler (ASN: 37072181), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Battery C, 205th Field Artillery Battalion, 41st Infantry Division, in action at Tambu Bay, New Guinea, on 29 July 1943.