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 [then Staff Sergeant] Adam J. Czaikowski (ASN: 36213675), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, in action in the **** River Sector, on 1 August 1944. During an assault on high ground south of ****, France, a member of Sergeant Czaikowski’s rifle squad was wounded and lay helpless in an open field under heavy enemy fire of all types. Disregarding his personal safety, Sergeant Czaikowski crawled a distance of sixty-five yards to the wounded man and succeeded in dragging him to the comparative safety of a hedgerow. The courageous actions of Sergeant Czaikowski in placing the welfare of a wounded comrade above his personal safety, reflect credit upon his character as a soldier.