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 Technician Fourth Grade Rockwell R. Easton (ASN: 39086406), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action on 1 May 1945, near ****, Germany. While on a wire patrol, Technician Fourth Grade Easton was standing next to his vehicle when a passing Tank Destroyer exploded a large magnetic mine and blew it on top of his jeep. Although stunned and badly bruised, Technician Fourth Grade Easton and his crew immediately went to the burning Tank Destroyer, the ammunition of whose guns was exploding violently, and aided in the removal of its occupants. The wire to one of the forward units was broken by the force of the explosion. He began to repair this wire amid exploding shells from the burning Tank Destroyer. While engaged in this hazardous work, Technician Fourth Grade Easton was killed by flying shrapnel from the exploding ammunition. His unflinching devotion to duty and unsurpassed courage typify the spirit of the American Parachute Infantryman.