Louis R. Zick

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Louis R. Zick (32182572), Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company C, ** Infantry Regiment, on ** May 1943, in Tunisia, North Africa. When the advance of an infantry patrol was held up by enemy machine gun fire, Private Zick volunteered to go with a combat patrol to try and destroy the enemy machine gun. The mission was accomplished but during the action Private Zick was killed by fire from another enemy machine gun. The courage and devotion to duty shown by Private Zick is highly meritorious and a credit to the Armed Forces of the United States.