(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Field Artillery) Frederick Edwin Tibbetts, Jr., United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Chateau-Thierry, France, during World War I. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Tibbetts, 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.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Captain (Field Artillery) Frederick Edwin Tibbetts, Jr., United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at St. Mihiel, France, during World War I. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Tibbetts, 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.