The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Marcel Genestier, Foreign, for gallantry in action while attached to and serving with the 1st Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in North Africa in 1942/1943. Lieutenant Genestier, at great personal risk in the face of heavy enemy bombardment, rescued a wounded American soldier from a burning vehicle.