The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Infantry) Thomas J. Morris, Jr. (ASN: 0-387871), United States Army, for gallantry in action in northern France while serving with the 90th Infantry Division. On 14 June 1944 Captain Morris was leading his company in the attack. Heavy machine gun fire covered the entire area of advance and some casualties were suffered from mortar fire, causing their attack to break. Without regard for his own safety Captain Morris deliberately exposed himself to this fire, reorganized his unit, push forward to capture immediate enemy positions and continue the attack to capture his objective.