The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class R. Ashai Chino (ASN: 37582340), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company L, 3d Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 92d Infantry Division, near Mount Folgerito, Italy, on 5 April 1945. Private First Class Chino, in the vicinity of Mount Folgerito, Italy, although wounded in the side by a bullet, continued to attempt to silence the machine gun which had wounded him. When the position of the squad became untenable, on his own initiative and under mortar and machine gun fire he sought a route for evacuating the squad, returning to convey them to the squad. On 5 April 1945, despite his wound, he volunteered to silence a sniper who had already killed one man and wounded four others. On 6 April 1945, in charge of a detail escorting prisoners to the Company Command Post, he refused to take cover when fired upon, because to do so might enable some of the prisoners to escape. His actions are an indication of a high degree of devotion to the finest traditions of the Army of the United States.