The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to First Sergeant [then Technical Sergeant] Harold B. Howe (ASN: 38125040), United States Army, for gallantry in action against an armed enemy while serving with the 90th Infantry Division, in France, on 12 July 1944.