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 (Field Artillery) Arthur I. Traub (ASN: 0-1183209), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 35th Infantry Division, in action in ****, France, on 9 October 1944. Lieutenant Traub was on duty as a forward artillery observer with the 2d Battalion, *** Infantry Regiment, when the area was subjected to an intense and prolonged enemy artillery barrage. An enlisted member of Lieutenant Traub’s section was seriously wounded by shell fragments, whereupon Lieutenant Traub without hesitation jumped from his foxhole and covered the wounded soldier with his own body in order to protect him from further wounds. Lieutenant Traub was himself slightly wounded by shell fragments. When the artillery barrage ceased, Lieutenant Traub carried the wounded soldier to a nearby vehicle, administered first aid, then evacuated him to the rear. Lieutenant Traub’s conspicuous gallantry in protecting a wounded soldier at the risk of his own life, reflects the highest credit upon his character as an officer.