By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Cook George A. Starr (ASN: 1038288), 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 Battery B, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Cook Starr served his battery faithfully and courageously during the actions on the Marne, at St. Mihiel and in the Argonne, and was untiring in his efforts to get food for the firing battery, frequently working under severe shell fire.