By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private George M. Kerr (ASN: 1048945), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Private Kerr distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters, 3d Field Artillery Brigade, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action at Montfaucon, France, 5 October 1918, in driving a truck loaded with ammunition during heavy enemy bombardment.

By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private George M. Kerr (ASN: 1048945), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. At Headquarters, 3d Field Artillery Brigade, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, on the afternoon of 5 October 1918, when a supply train of three-ton Peerless trucks loaded with 75-mm. ammunition became immobile due to exceedingly accurate and destructive fire by German artillery, which, by direct hits ignited two nearby trucks, and with splinters killed two drivers, wounded four and caused the rest to seek cover, Private Kerr did voluntarily, under heavy shell and gas fire, and at great risk to his own life, materially aid in getting the ammunition train past the two burning trucks, one of which contained small arms ammunition which was constantly exploding, down the hill to a spot not open to such direct fire, in order to remove the target and thereby save the lives of others quartered in the immediate vicinity, and to save the trucks and munitions, and did further continue with one of the loaded trucks along a heavily shelled road and delivered the ammunition to a Battery position.