The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technical Sergeant Seaborn A. Causey, Jr. (ASN: 20463039), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, France, on 12 August 1944. During the operation against ****, Sergeant Causey, a platoon sergeant, was leading the advance of his platoon when its progress was impeded by heavy enemy machine gun and small arms fire which he observed emanating from a hedgerow fifty yards distant across an open field. Crossing the field under enemy small arms fire directed at him, Sergeant Causey reached and climbed the hedgerow, where he threw a hand grenade into the enemy gun emplacement, destroying the gun and its crew. Remaining at this position, he covered the advance of his platoon. The gallant action of Sergeant Causey, his devotion to duty and disregard for personal safety, are in accord with the high traditions of the military service.