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 George L. Frank (ASN: 37096370), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Anti-Tank Company, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, France, on 9 December 1944. On 9 December, the 134th Infantry Regiment had effected a crossing of the **** River near **** but was impeded in its progress by the approach of a strong enemy force supported by eleven tanks. No friendly armor, tank guns or vehicles had been able to cross the river since the enemy had destroyed 11 bridges. Following an urgent call for anti-tank weapons from the 3d Battalion, Sergeant Frank organized a small volunteer group which was to transport an anti-tank gun and prime mover across the **** on a hastily constructed, power-driven raft. As the raft pulled away from the shore under full enemy observation, it was immediately subjected to heavy artillery fire. The motors failed and the raft drifted downstream, grounded on a bar and began to sink after it had been severely damaged by shrapnel. Undaunted by the obstacles confronting him, Sergeant Frank ordered his men to bail out water with their helmets while he plunged into the water, and by pushing and pulling the heavy raft for a period of forty minutes in the midst of falling shells, the group finally succeeded in landing the gun and prime mover on the far shore, and after traversing mud, wire entanglements and mine fields, put the gun into action in support of the 3d Battalion. Sergeant Frank’s intrepid bravery and resourceful leadership is in accord with the military traditions of the United States.