By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Sergeant Clarence Saller, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving with Company E, 38th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Sergeant Saller exhibited extraordinary heroism in action from 15 – 18 July 1918, near Moulins, France. His platoon leader being in command of the company, and the rest of the sergeants put out of action, he took command of his platoon and in a counterattack on the night of 15 July succeeded in breaking the enemy’s resistance. He established a line and disposed of his troops under heavy enemy machine gun fire.