Eugene Riccio

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Eugene Riccio (32913649), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the 18th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized), on 16 December 1944, in Belgium. Upon learning that a soldier was painfully wounded, Private First Class Riccio voluntarily drove his vehicle through intense enemy fire and reached the helpless man. Encountering small arms fire of hostile riflemen on his return trip, Private First Class Riccio broke through the encircling enemy and safely evacuated his wounded passenger to an aid station.