The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal to Staff Sergeant Charles D. Trifiletti (ASN: 32868708), United States Army, for meritorious achievement in action on 15 March 1945 in the Hardt Mountains, France. Although his squad was pinned down by an enemy ambush and exposed to heavy mortar and artillery fire, Sergeant Trifiletti led his men in a successful withdrawal with a minimum of casualties. Having located the exact positions of the enemy, the hen made his way to another company in the area and pinpointed the positions so that this company was successful in overrunning the enemy emplacements. Sergeant Trifiletti through his outstanding courage and qualities of leadership played a major role in the successful attack of his battalion on hill 384.