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 (Field Artillery), [then Captain] John Harvey Fye (ASN: 0-5733), United States Army, for gallantry in action while commanding a company of the 15th Machine-Gun Battalion, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the St. Mihiel Offensive in France, during World War I. Although wounded, Captain Irving led his company through heavy artillery and machine gun fire. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Irving, 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.