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 John B. Clemmens (ASN: 20500177), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 35th Infantry Division, in action in the **** Sector, Normandy, France, on 12 July 1944. When his company was withdrawn two hundred yards to allow an artillery barrage to be placed on strong enemy positions at the front, a wounded soldier was left in the danger area, unnoticed. Together with an officer and two other enlisted men, Sergeant Clemmens ran to the wounded man and returned him safely to our lines. The courage of Sergeant Clemmens, who went forward to rescue a wounded comrade through heavy enemy machine gun fire, and knowing that an artillery barrage in the immediate area was scheduled to begin momentarily, reflects credit upon his character as a soldier, and is in accord with the highest traditions of the military service.