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 Harold L. Oehlerking (ASN: 36617128), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with a Medical Detachment of the 35th Infantry Division, in action in the vicinity of ****, Belgium, on 10 January 1945. Although cognizant of the fact that the enemy troops were disregarding the medical insignia during the bitter fighting raging in this area, Sergeant Oehlerking, an Aid Man, made his way forward through a field swept by machine gun fire, and administered first aid to the soldiers lying in an exposed position. He then carried them to a point from which they could be evacuated for further treatment. Sergeant Oehlerking’s gallant actions are in accord with the military traditions of the United States.