By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Corporal Stanley W. Gierut and Corporal Joseph Birmingham, United States Army, are 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 Battery F, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, these men displayed exceptional courage near Greves Farm, France, east of Chateau-Thierry, France, 15 July 1918, in firing their guns for several hours while under intense enemy bombardment.