Kenneth I. Wise

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Kenneth I. Wise, Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Headquarters Battery, 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, in action in the vicinity of El Guettar, Tunisia, on 30 March 1943. Private Wise voluntarily proceeded under heavy enemy machine gun, mortar and small arms fire to establish an artillery observation post in advance of the foremost infantry elements. His successful accomplishment of this mission assured close artillery support and facilitated the advance of the infantry.