The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Colonel (Signal Corps) Joshua Ashley Stansell (ASN: 0-8599), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Signal Officer, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, in action against the enemy during the defense of Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1942. When a special and elaborate signal network became necessary for the difficult operations in the Quinauan Point area involving radio, telephone, and signal flares to coordinate Infantry, Artillery and Naval activities over very difficult jungle terrain, Colonel Stansell successfully integrated this special signal network, frequently going through hostile rifle and machine gun fire and through areas known to be occupied by enemy snipers, without regard for his own personal safety, in order to locate and repair breaks in the telephone wires and to keep the operations in clearing the enemy from Quinauan Point and vicinity. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Stansell, 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.