The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal Pedro G. Samora (ASN: 39083387), United States Army, for gallantry in action at Los Negros Island, Admiralty Group, on 4 March 1944. When a platoon was attacked by a numerically superior enemy force, Corporal Samora, although from another platoon, went to their aid. Seizing a mortar, he moved into the open, and holding the tube in his hands fired several rounds into the advancing enemy. He inflicted numerous casualties before he was forced to withdraw. Corporal Samora’s heroic action in the face of overwhelming odds relieved the pressure on the besieged platoon, and contributed materially to the repulse of the attack and eventual destruction of the enemy force.