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 First Class Charles P. Konarski (ASN: 33606675), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, in action at ****, France, 29 September 1944. On 29 September, Company F, 2d Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, attacked the village of ****, France, encountering heavy enemy artillery, mortar and small arms fire. The advance continued into the village, where the company engaged the enemy in hand-to-hand fighting. Private Konarski, a rifleman, was wounded in the early phase of the operation. Disregarding his condition, and although his wounds made it difficult for him to walk, he continued the assault with his platoon, entered house after house searching for Germans, and killed ten of the enemy. His aggressive and gallant actions were responsible for clearing the enemy from the buildings on one side of the street, enabling a squad to his right to advance quickly and encircle the remainder of the opposing force in that vicinity. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.