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 Bernard J. Fellbaum (ASN: 37169252), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 35th Infantry Division, in action in the vicinity of ****, France, on 13 November 1944. During the course of an attack against the enemy-held village of ****, the attacking echelons, advancing over exposed terrain, were subjected to direct artillery and heavy machine gun fire, suffered numerous casualties, faltered and, when their leaders became casualties, started to withdraw. Sergeant Fellbaum, leader of a supporting squad, ran forward and reorganized the forward units under fire, combined them with his own squad, personally took the point of the attack, and called for a running attack on the town. Inspired by Sergeant Fellbaum’s conspicuous gallantry, the men followed him into the town in defiance of the hail of enemy fire, overran the enemy positions, mopped up remaining enemy resistance in a house-to-house campaign, then established security positions. The intrepidity, dynamic leadership and utter disregard for personal safety on the part of Sergeant Fellbaum served to turn apparent defeat into a brilliant victory and reflects the highest credit upon his character as a soldier.