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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Robert H. McDaniel (ASN: 0-2006175), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company A, 275th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division, on 21 February 1945. When enemy infantry, pointed by a Tiger tank, were attacking fiercely in the Stiftswald, France, Lieutenant McDaniel took it upon himself to attempt to knock out the tank. Working his way up to a short distance from the constantly firing tank which was protected by enemy infantrymen, he fired an anti-tank grenade and immobilized the tank. Still under heavy fire from the crippled vehicle, he moved toward a dugout, but he was sighted by enemy gunners as he entered the cover and was instantly killed. His gallant action frustrated the enemy attack and exemplifies the highest standard of courage in the Armed Forces of the United States.