(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Staff Sergeant Larquis Winfield Cunningham (ASN: 7033244), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a small propeller-driven spotting plane in the 121st Liaison Squadron, TWELFTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, on 17 March 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Staff Sergeant Cunningham, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.