The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant Charles Masami Miyabe (ASN: 30102010), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company A, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), 34th Infantry Division, in action on 3 July 1944, in the vicinity of Rosignano, Italy. While pinned down by enemy artillery fire, Lieutenant Tetsu Ebata and Sergeant Charles M. Miyabe saw a comrade take cover in a shed. Almost immediately an enemy shell scored a direct hit on the structure, demolishing it and burying the man under the falling debris. Lieutenant Ebata and Sergeant Miyabe, despite the intense enemy barrage, unhesitatingly ran to the aid of the seriously wounded soldier and attempted to extricate him. In their bold attempt to rescue a fellow comrade, another enemy artillery shell landed nearby and both men were instantly killed. The outstanding courage and determination displayed by Lieutenant Ebata and Sergeant Miyabe in going to the aid of a wounded man was exemplary and worthy of the highest praise.