The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class George W. Scott, Jr. (ASN: 36584304), United States Army, for gallantry in action in northern France while serving with the 90th Infantry Division. On 7 August 1944 near ***, France, a part of a motorized patrol came under heavy machine gun and automatic rifle fire and the four lead vehicles took cover behind a crest of a hill. Private First Class Scott jumped off the lead vehicle, ran forward and urged the men to follow him firing as he advanced. Although the enemy continued to fire automatic weapons at the patrol and the machine guns in the vehicles delivered overhead fire, Private First Class Scott led the advance full into the enemy position, firing his BAR from the hip and moved across the road where the enemy were taking cover. Several of the enemy came out to surrender but one made a rush for one of Private First Class Scott’s men coming out from the rear. Private First Class Scott killed the onrushing enemy and in the resulting action ten men were killed and four captured, permitting the uninterrupted advance of the column. Private First Class Scott’s gallant action was a fine example of determination and of courage and in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.