The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Takeshi Fujita (ASN: RA-10103842), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Regimental Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, in Korea. Having been assigned the mission of seizing a strategic hill in the vicinity of Sobuk-San, Korea, on 29 August 1950, Private First Class Fujita’s platoon deployed to attack but were halted by the intense fire from numerically superior hostile forces occupying the hill. Despite the withering enemy fire, Private First Class Fujita arose, and firing his automatic weapon and urging on his comrades advanced on the enemy position until seriously wounded. His conspicuous courage inspired his platoon to rout the enemy and seize the objective. Private First Class Fujita’s selfless devotion to duty is in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Army.