The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technical Sergeant Jesus Luis Medina (ASN: 20802285), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company E, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 22 January 1944 in the vicinity of San Angelo in Teodice, Italy. Sergeant Medina led his platoon across the Rapido River in a savagely opposed night attack on enemy defenses along steep banks that bristled with fast firing artillery, mortars, nebelwerfers and small arms. Efforts by the battalion to reorganize on a road in enemy territory were thwarted by direct machine gun fire from three different points. Leading his men to more protected positions, he ordered them to dig in. At daylight, while under terrific enemy fire, the battalion commander directed Sergeant Medina to attempt to contact an officer who had gone far to the front. Crawling cautiously forward, he moved about one hundred and fifty yards, obtaining valuable information before the ferocity of enemy fire forced him to turn back. His sense of direction impaired by a settling haze that blurred all landmarks, Sergeant Medina with difficulty made his way back to the battalion commander’s foxhole and found he had been wounded and evacuated. No other officers were available to receive the sergeant’s report. He then made his way back to his squad and organized the men defensively to oppose the approaching enemy. Determinedly he held this position until ordered by an officer to withdraw across the river. His gallant action reflects great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.