Jack M. Hamby

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Jack M. Hamby (6955194), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company E, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the vicinity of Gela, Sicily, on 11 July 1943. When an enemy machine gun threatened his company’s flank, Private First Class Hamby fearlessly crossed hazardous terrain under heavy fire and destroyed the enemy gun with a rocket launcher. His fearless devotion to duty enabled in the face of heavy enemy fire enabled his company to repel the enemy attack.