The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Anthony M. Vinchofsky, Sr. (MCSN: 935506), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Demolition Corporal of Company G, Third Battalion, Twenty-ninth Marines, SIXTH Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, on 16 April 1945. While advancing with his platoon up the precipitous slopes of a strongly-held Japanese ridge, Private First Class Vinchofsky located and enemy gun position. Without waiting for orders, he proceeded twenty-five yards to the front of our firing line, placed a demolition pack and blasted this key hostile position which dominated a strategic location, thereby permitting our entire line to advance. Then, although wounded while posted at the exit of a tunnel leading from the gun position, Private First Class Vinchofsky remained steadfast at his station and refused to be evacuated until the objective had been taken. His aggressive fighting spirit was an inspiration to his comrades, and his devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.