The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Glenn P. Berger (MCSN: 346594), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with Company A, Second Amphibian Tractor Battalion, SECOND Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, on 20 November 1943. After disembarking assault troops on the heavily-fortified beachhead on D-Day, Sergeant Berger boldly returned to the edge of a treacherous coral; reef to assist other units halted in the water by the enemy’s concentrated shellfire. Using his tractor as a shield by driving between the gunfire and the troops, he effectively covered their advance to shore and, at the same time, skillfully manned his vehicles mounted machine gun to deliver destructive return fire against the fanatic Japanese. Upon reaching the beach, he dauntlessly continued in the fight, providing overhead fire for oncoming troops until his tractor was completely demolished by a bursting Japanese shell. By his prompt and daring action, his great personal valor and zealous devotion to duty in the face of tremendous odds, Sergeant Berger contributed materially to the success of our forces in capturing this vital hostile stronghold and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.