The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Calvin Harp, Jr. (ASN: 0-549669), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 254th Infantry Regiment, 63d Infantry Division, in action on 23 January 1945, in the vicinity of Mittelwihr, France. When his platoon was fired upon by enemy mortars and machine guns, Lieutenant Harp crawled forward under heavy enemy fire and succeeded in killing the personnel of one machine gun position with rifle grenades. In an attempt to eliminate a second emplacement, he stepped on an anti-personnel mine blowing off his foot. Although fatally wounded, he managed to launch another grenade, stunning the enemy and enabling his platoon to assault and destroy the position. Lieutenant Harp’s gallantry in action and great courage reflect the highest credit upon himself and are in keeping with the finest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States.