The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Infantry), [then Second Lieutenant] Edgar T. Snipes, Jr. (ASN: 0-1327675), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 35th Infantry Division, in action near ****, Germany, on 8 March 1945. When his platoon, then spearheading an attack, was halted in an open field by enemy machine gun fire, Lieutenant Snipes moved about to draw fire upon himself, quickly located the hostile weapon, climbed upon a tank and in the face of machine gun, bazooka, and rifle grenade fire, adjusted the tank’s fire until the enemy machine gun position was eliminated. He then led an armor-infantry team in the capture of ****, which was fiercely defended by almost every type of enemy weapon, killing thirty-two and capturing one hundred of the enemy. His gallant actions reflect the highest credit upon his character as an officer.