The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technical Sergeant Wayne M. Cross (ASN: 38040578), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Headquarters Battery, 48th Field Artillery Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, landing Force 51.4, in action in Massacre Valley – Holtz Bay Pass, Attu Island, Territory of Alaska, on 14 May 1943.