CITATION FOR SILVER STAR TO
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS HENRY D. KLISIEWICZ
UNITED STATES ARMY
For gallantry in action near St. Cassien, France, on 23 August 1944.  The Infantry platoon to which Private First Class Klisiewicz was attached as a medical aid-man, had been subjected to Heavy artillery and machine  gunfire, and was forced to withdraw.  The only route of withdrawal was along a rod under direct enemy observation and fire.  Private First Class Klisiewicz, knowing that the enemy could overrun the position at any time, volunteered to remain with the wounded.  Although constantly exposed to enemy fire, Private First Class Klisiewicz moved from four of his comrades along the heavily shelled road to a place of comparative safety.  Again exposing himself to enemy fire, he moved far in advance of his own troops and located an officer who was seriously wounded.  As the wounded officer was unable to walk, Private First Class Klisiewicz, after administering first aid, placed the wounded officer on his back and carried him over a distance of four hundred yards along the shell beaten road to a point where other aid-men completed the evacuation.  The courageous and prompt actions of Private First Class Klisiewicz resulted in the expeditious evacuation of his wounded comrades from the heavily shelled areas and prevented their possible capture or death.

Certificate certifying that the Silver Star was awarded to

Signed on 4 June 1996 by Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of the Army.