(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant Warren Orison Knepper (ASN: 19735097), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity In action against the enemy while serving with the Reconnaissance Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in the Republic of Vietnam, on or about 24 June 1966. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, 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.