The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant Bill Brock (ASN: 6970105), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, Belgium, on 29 December 1944. Sergeant Brock was returning from a foot reconnaissance of the immediate area when he saw that his tank destroyer had been hit by direct fire from an enemy tank located in a concealed position, Ammunition was exploding, setting the tank destroyer on fire and wounding three members of the crew who were inside the vehicle. Two of the men were able to extricate themselves from the tank destroyer, but a third man could not get out. Hearing frantic calls for help from this soldier, Sergeant Brock voluntarily and with utter disregard for his personal safety rushed across a hundred and fifty yards of exposed terrain through heavy enemy tank fire and amidst exploding ammunition to the flaming vehicle. With the aid of another soldier, he succeeded in lifting his wounded comrade to the ground. As the group was preparing to return to safer positions, renewed fire from the enemy tank seriously wounded Sergeant Brock and killed his two companions. Sergeant Brock’s intrepid actions, zealous devotion to duty, and loyalty to a wounded comrade at great risk to his own life, reflect credit upon his character as a soldier and are in accord with the military traditions of the United States.