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 Fourth Grade William E. Stringer (ASN: 11130135), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of the *** Engineer Combat Battalion, XII Corps, in action against an armed enemy on 18 January 1945, in Luxembourg. After crossing assault waves in rubber boats, Technician Fourth Grade Stringer with other members of his platoon were waiting under cover in a draw until enemy machine gun fire had been cleared from a footbridge site in the Sauer River near *****, so they could resume construction. Two infantry runners came down and crossed the river in a rubber boat about 100 yards from them and started across the open ground. They had gone about 400 yards when enemy machine gun fire from an adjacent town cut them down. One of the men got up and ran back to the river. He was wounded in the right side and stated that his companion, who was lying out in the snow-covered field calling for help, had been shot through both legs. Whenever any soldier exposed himself he drew fire, but finally the position of the machine gun was spotted and the Engineers opened heavy fire with M1 rifles while Technician Fourth Grade Stringer, an Aid Man, and another volunteer crossed the river and started for the wounded man. After covering about 300 yards the three men were fired upon but hit the dirt and crawled the rest of the way to the wounded man. He assisted the Aid Man to put a splint on the man’s broken leg. He then helped carry the soldier back toward the river, which they succeeded in reaching even though they were fired on several times. Technician Fourth Grade Stringer’s utter disregard for personal safety and devotion to duty was undoubtedly instrumental in saving the life of a wounded man and reflect great credit upon himself and uphold the highest traditions of the Military Service of the United States.