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 Fifth Grade Orville J. Webster (ASN: 33374181), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with a Medical Detachment of the 35th Infantry Division, in action in the **** Sector, Normandy, France, 15 July 1944. In the operation against ****, Technician Webster was a member of a litter squad which voluntarily went into enemy territory, unaware that it was in enemy hands, in order to evacuate the wounded men of an attached unit. Before entering the area for the second time to evacuate the remaining wounded men, he was informed that the area was enemy territory. Despite this fact, and despite the hazard of crossing terrain subjected to fire, Technician Webster entered the enemy territory with the other members of his litter squad and succeeded in evacuating the remaining wounded soldiers. Technician Webster’s utter disregard for personal safety and his loyalty to wounded comrades-in-arms reflect high credit upon his character as a soldier and reflect high credit upon his character as a soldier and upon the Medical Department of the Army.