The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant James M. Leavy (ASN: 6873913), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with a medical detachment of the 35th Infantry Division, in action in the vicinity of ****, Germany, on 30 March 1945. When two infantrymen lay wounded in an exposed position, Sergeant Leavy, a Medical Aidman, made his way through an enemy artillery barrage and enemy small arms fire and carried the two wounded soldiers to shelter where he treated their wounds and evacuated them to the aid station. For more than eighteen hours he remained on duty as the only Aidman with the company after two other Medics had been wounded. Sergeant Leavy’s gallant actions, coolness under fire, and devotion to duty reflect credit upon his character as a soldier and upon the Medical Department.