The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technician Fourth Grade [then Technician Fifth Grade] Frank A. Hild (ASN: 16100562), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Medical Detachment, 35th Infantry Division, in action in the **** Sector, Normandy, France, 11 July 1944. The rifle company to which he was attached as an Aid Man, was pinned down during its attack against the enemy by machine gun and artillery fire. Technician Hild crawled forward, under enemy fire, to administer aid to a wounded man, with whom he remained for two hours, when he observed another man fall some thirty yards distant. He then crawled to the aid of the second wounded man some thirty yards distant. Although he was fired upon from an enemy machine gun firing at short range. After applying aid to the second wounded man, he returned to the original wounded soldier and continued to apply treatment. He spent a total of eleven hours under enemy fire attending the wounded men. The courage, gallantry and unselfish loyalty to his comrades, without regard for his personal safety, reflects high credit upon Technician Hild and is in accord with the traditions of the service.