The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant Carroll B. Calvert (ASN: 35449002), United States Army, for gallantry in action on 1 October 1944, near *****, Holland. Staff Sergeant Calvert, Squad Leader, Company D, 2d Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, was in command of a group of ten men holding a forward position on the MLR. The position was subjected to an intensive artillery barrage during the early morning hours. Communications with the rear was disrupted. Under cover of the barrage, a company of enemy infantry advanced to the attack. Staff Sergeant Calvert gave the order to hold at all costs. His gallant determination inspired his men with such fierceness that the enemy company was annihilated, leaving behind sixty-five dead and wounded and eight prisoners. Throughout the entire period of the attack he moved from one position to another, exhorting his men to stand fast. His courage and dogged determination was the decisive factor in the repulse of the attack. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.