The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Orlen C. Kelley (MCSN: 963746), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Rifleman in Company F, Second Battalion, First Marines, FIRST Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 11 June 1945. Observing that his unit was pinned down from the right flank by fire from heavily-defended enemy pillboxes, Private First Class Kelley fearlessly crept forward through intense hostile machine-gun, grenade and mortar fire, destroyed two pillboxes and killed seven of the enemy, thereby enabling his unit to occupy the ridge which was the battalion objective. His outstanding courage and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.