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 Foster A. Marks (ASN: 6386214), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, Germany, on 2 March 1945. When two men were wounded by enemy artillery fire, Sergeant Marks left the comparative safety of his tank destroyer and, amid enemy machine gun fire directed at him, succeeded in placing the more seriously wounded man aboard the tank destroyer. While so engaged, Sergeant Marks was severely and painfully wounded in both wrists by the enemy machine gun fire, but despite his wounds, he returned to the second wounded man and brought him to the vehicle. Sergeant Marks’ fortitude, courage, and devotion to wounded comrades while disregarding his own safety, bespeak such gallantry in action as to be in accord with the military traditions of the United States.