The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Henry Kilburn (ASN: 0-1304233), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action on 30 April 1945, at ****, Germany. First Lieutenant Kilburn, platoon leader, was leading his platoon against an enemy 20-mm. gun position when one of his men was hit by a fragment, seriously wounding him. An Aid Man came forward to take care of the wounded man. First Lieutenant Kilburn, seeing the medic was being fired upon, rose and drew fire upon himself by firing his rifle rapidly at the enemy position. His gallantry in putting his men’s lives above his own is in keeping with the highest traditions of the Airborne Forces of the United States Army.