Craig A. Rolen

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Craig A. Rolen (36775897), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving as a Rifleman with Company I, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. Under fire from enemy machine guns 300 yards away, Private First Class Rolen went to the aid of a wounded comrade during fighting near Lampertheim, Germany, on the morning of 26 March 1945. Firing his rifle as he crawled he fought his way 75 yards to the casualty after wounding an enemy sniper en route. Then, while assisting the casualty to cover, he stood erect to duel with a second enemy rifleman 300 yards away and wounded or killed him.