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 Private Harold E. Bruley (ASN: 36275818), United States Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with Company I, 3d Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, in action in the **** and **** Sectors, Normandy, France, on 2 August 1944. Private Bruley, a Medical Aid Man, voluntarily entered a field covered by heavy enemy fire, and under enemy observation, to attend the wounded. He was administering first aid when he was killed by an enemy mortar shell. The gallantry in action, disregard for personal safety and unselfish loyalty to his comrades manifested by Private Bruley, constitutes a high tribute to his character as a soldier and is in accord with the high traditions of the Medical Department of the Army.