The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technician Fifth Grade [then Private] William Rumick (ASN: 38070650), United States Army, for gallantry in action in northern France while serving with the 344th Field Artillery Battalion, 90th Infantry Division. On 14 June 1944 near ***, France, when the regiment which his Field Artillery Battalion was supporting, was attacking the town under heavy machine-gun and mortar fire, the forward observer for the artillery who had occupied an observation post, was unable to use his radio because of interference and at a critical time the wire line was cut. Although the route back along the wire was under heavy small arms and mortar fire, Technician Fifth Grade Rumick, disregarding his own personal safety, left his foxhole near the OP, moved along the line in the area covered by the mortar fire where other troops were dug in, located and repaired the break and thereby restored communication and contributed materially to the resumption of the advanced by the infantry.