The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Robert F. Price (ASN: 35647394), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, in action in the vicinity of ****, France, on 8 November 1944. When his platoon sergeant became a casualty early in the attack on ****, Sergeant Price took charge of the platoon and gallantly led it through intense mortar, machine gun and small arms fire to the captured of an enemy strongpoint in a railroad station, enabling his own and another platoon to advance. Displaying dauntless courage and spirited leadership, he was at the head of his men as they routed the enemy from one building after another and took many prisoners, until he was killed by rifle fire during the assault on the last building in his sector. Sergeant Price’s inspiring leadership and unswerving devotion to duty contributed immeasurably to the capture of the town by his battalion and reflect high credit upon his character as a soldier.