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 First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers) Paul B. Shamhart, Jr. (ASN: 0-1595159), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 60th Engineer Combat Battalion, 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, France, on 11 December 1944. When his platoon was pinned down by enemy artillery fire, four of Lieutenant Shamhart’s men were wounded, one of them so seriously that he could not be evacuated without a litter. Lieutenant Shamhart assisted in removing three of the soldiers to a nearby house, making his way through a thicket sown with many anti-personnel mines, and then returned with a litter and medical personnel to attempt the evacuation of the remaining soldier. He continued through the mine field toward the wounded man, undeterred by enemy artillery shells bursting near him, at one time no more than twenty feet away. Upon reaching the soldier, he administered first aid and started to carry the man away with the assistance of two medical aid men when he stepped upon an “S” mine and was fatally wounded. His intrepid actions and unselfishness in placing the welfare of one of his men above his own life, reflect the highest credit upon his character as an officer, and are in accord with the military traditions of the United States.