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 Albert E. Grobe (ASN: 39307368), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company L, 3d Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, in action in the vicinity of ****, France, on 30 September 1944. During the course of a strong enemy counterattack, the enemy succeeded in penetrating front line positions of the 3d Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, and a group of four enemy riflemen reached the area of the command post of Company L, 3d Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment. Although his trigger finger was cut off in the first exchange of fire, Sergeant Grobe, a squad leader, stood fast and killed all four of the Germans with rifle fire. Before permitting himself to be evacuated, he picked up the weapons of the dead Germans to prevent the possibility of their use by other infiltrating troops. Sergeant Grobe’s intrepid courage and deadly accuracy in the face of heavy odds eliminated a direct threat to his company command post, and reflect high credit upon his character and training as a soldier.