(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Chaplain’s Corps) Edward Thomas Connors, United States Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as a chaplain with the 9th Infantry Division, during the Tunisian Campaign Bizerte, North Africa, in 1943. When an enemy shell fell in a service battery at 4 A.M., two ammunition trucks and three ammunition trailers began burning. Without regard to his own safety, Chaplain Connors ran to the exploding trucks to drag out the wounded, and then returned several times while the shells were exploding to make sure all men had been evacuated. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Chaplain Connors, 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.