The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Robert J. Lamore (MCSN: 464533), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving in a Tank Platoon of Company A, Fourth Tank Battalion, FOURTH Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 June 1944. While under heavy enemy machine-gun and artillery fire, Private First Class Lamore voluntarily and with utter disregard for his personal safety, walked out onto the reef on three different occasions to guide the tanks of his platoon over the hazardous reef and, by his gallant action, enabled them to reach shore outstanding devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.