(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers) Arthur Thurston Surkamp (ASN: 0-25935), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 159th Engineer Combat Battalion, attached to the 4th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Surkamp, 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.