(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Joseph E. Day, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action as Commanding Officer, Naval Armed Guards and troops on the Dutch flagship Navy-chartered transport MS SOMMERLSDIJK, in operations at Samar, Philippine Islands, on 25 December 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.