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 First Class Dale C. Hudson (ASN: 37447044), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action on 16 June 1944, near ****, France. While acting s a scout for his squad when it was pinned down byfire from an enemy high-velocity gun, Private First Class Hudson voluntarily made himself a target to draw the enemy’s attention. This bold act enabled the remainder of his squad to deploy and bring direct fire on the gun crew which resulted in their surrender and the capture of the gun. In a later phase of the same engagement, when his squad was under fire from superior enemy forces and automatic weapons, Private First Class Hudson again acted as a decoy and drew upon himself the concentrated fire of the foe. In this action he was killed, but his squad was thereby able to reach the machine gun positions and kill all the gunners. Private First Class Hudson displayed superb courage and gallantry of the highest order in keeping with the glorious record of the Airborne Forces of the United States Army.