The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private Robert L. Heberling (ASN: 33572699), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company E, 2d Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, Normandy, France, on 17 July 1944. During the action on Hill Number 122, Private Heberling’s platoon was pinned down by a heavy concentration of enemy machine gun fire from a hedgerow to his front. Private Heberling, on his own initiative, made his way across an open field exposed to enemy fire, and successfully reached the enemy side of the hedgerow from which the machinegun fire was coming. There, with his rifle, he killed the enemy machine gunner, silencing the weapon, and permitting the advance of the platoon. The gallant and courageous bravery of Private Heberling, his aggressive determination and high regard for the accomplishment of the mission of his unit reflects great credit upon himself and is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.