James B. Herring

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to James B. Herring, Chief Warrant Officer Four (CWO-4), U.S. Army, for gallantry and intrepidity in action against enemy forces while serving as the Detachment Commander for Operational Detachment Alpha 2084 (ODA-2084), Special Operations Task Force-North, during combat operations in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, on 23 December 2006, near Baqubah, Iraq. Chief Warrant Officer Three Herring’s heroism and bravery under intense enemy fire was directly responsible for the safety and well being of a combined twenty-three man US-Iraqi force. His actions reflect the highest credit upon himself, the Special Operations Central Command, and the United States Army.