The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant Sadamu Koito (ASN: 30106094), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company K, 3d Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, in action against the enemy on 28 October 1944, near Biffontaine, France. When his company encountered a roadblock, Sergeant Koito advanced twenty yards under machine gun fire in a flanking movement to engage two German machine gun nests guarding the obstacle. After killing a sniper, he engaged the first hostile nest and killed the gunner with rifle fire. Valiantly leading his men in a charge to neutralize the enemy stronghold, Sergeant Koito was killed by fire from the second machine gun. His aggressiveness and courage in battle are exemplary of the finest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States.