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 Private Rex N. Songer (ASN: 37346976), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters Battery, 5th Field Artillery Group, in action against the enemy in Germany on 4 December 1944. While his unit was engaged in giving fire support to attacking American units near Wehingen, an artillery barrage severed the communication line from his Group to a Division Artillery headquarters. Realizing the importance of this line to successful coordination of operations, without waiting for an order, Private Songer ran out into the lethal hail of fire to check on the success of a wire crew previously dispatched, but unheard from, and to give all assistance possible in the repair of the line. He soon located a break and stopped to fix it, but a sudden barrage of fire forced him to seek the shelter of a tank ditch nearby, As the shelling continued, he realized that it was probably his wire vehicle that was attracting it, and seeing that the heavy fire was endangering the safety of a battery of artillery nearby, he leaped from the safety of the ditch to remove the vehicle. As he did so, he was hit and mortally wounded by fragments of a shell which burst nearby. His unselfish regard for the welfare of his comrades, initiative and aggressive courage were an inspiration to all his unit and a credit to the highest traditions of the Army of the United States.