The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Fernand Demany, Belgian Civilian, for gallantry in action while serving with the Front de Independence et Liberation de Belgique. Until September 1944, Monsieur Demany was National Secretary. He became editor of the “Front,” a clandestine journal, and was one of the authors of the pseudo “Soir,” which was distributed all over Brussels on the evening of 9 November 1943, just before the real enemy-controlled “Soir” was due to appear. This extraordinary feat, ridiculing the Germans, provided the population of Brussels with one of its best examples of resistance and was an important factor in sustaining morale during the occupation. Monsieur Demany carried out his activities with total disregard for his own safety.