The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant George M. Broomfield (MCSN: 283711), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a Squad Leader, serving with Company C, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 11 June 1945. When his squad was assigned the mission of assaulting a precipitous coral pinnacle strongly defended by Japanese entrenched in caves and pillboxes, Sergeant Broomfield skillfully maneuvered his men over exceedingly treacherous terrain and through intense and accurate enemy small-arms and mortar fire, and despite excruciating pain from a wound received during the attack, continued to direct the onslaught until our forces, spurred on by this heroic example, overcame the enemy position. By his skillful leadership, cool courage in the face of grave danger and tenacious devotion to duty, Sergeant Broomfield contributed materially to the successful completion of his company’s mission, making possible the destruction of his company’s mission, making possible the destruction of three enemy pillboxes, and numerous Japanese, and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.