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 Anthony Sanzo, Jr. (ASN: 32945940), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, France, on 10 November 1944. While supporting an infantry attack northeast of ****, France, the lead tank destroyer received a direct hit at 300 yards range from an enemy Mark V Tank which emerged from a concealed position in the woods. A seriously wounded member of the crew had managed to crawl out of the tank destroyer but was unable to move further, and was lying exposed to direct enemy fire. Private Sanzo, in a supporting tank destroyer, jumped from his vehicle and raced through an intense concentration of enemy machine gun and tank fire to the side of the wounded soldier, pulled him out of the line of fire and placed him in a fox hole. He then returned to his tank destroyer through the same concentration of enemy fire and, with the assistance of other members of the crew, destroyed the enemy tank. By his intrepid action, he saved the life of a wounded comrade and aided in the destruction of an enemy tank. Private Sanzo’s gallantry reflects credit upon his character and training as a soldier.