(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Howard H. Hovey, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action as a Hospital Corpsman attached to a Marine Artillery Battalion of the FIRST Marine Division, during the assault on Peleliu, on 20 October 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.