The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) [then Technical Sergeant] Leroy E. Anderson (ASN: 0-887644), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 35th Infantry Division, in action in the vicinity of ****, France, 26 September 1944. When his men were pinned down by enemy machine gun fire, Lieutenant Anderson advanced four hundred yards across an open field, creeping and crawling and established himself in an advantageous location overlooking the enemy emplacement, and fired on the hostile position. After one German had been killed, the other six enemy soldiers in the area surrendered to Lieutenant Anderson. The gallant action of Lieutenant Anderson enabled his company to advance swiftly toward its objective with a minimum of casualties, and reflects high credit upon his character as a soldier.