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 Edward Sipavich (ASN: 20601023), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy at Luzon, Philippine Islands, on 3 April 1945. While riding along a road, Corporal Sipavich, a quarter-ton driver, was stopped by a Filipino, who reported that two Japanese soldiers were asleep in a nearby hut. Securing the assistance of another driver who happened along, Corporal Sipavich immediately set out to investigate the situation. The trail led more than one half mile up a rugged ravine, and culminated in a plateau upon which the enemy-occupied hut was located. As Corporal Sipavich and his companion advanced toward the shack they observed two additional enemy. When the Americans were within eight feet of the shack, all four of the Japanese rose to sitting positions and two started to reach for grenades. Corporal Sipavich immediately opened fire, and killed three of the enemy, while his companion dispatched the fourth. Corporal Sipavich’s courageous and voluntary action in aggressively disregarding the possibility of enemy ambush, resulted in the death of four enemy infiltrators before they could harm the American Installations. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.