The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Seaman First Class Harry A. Seymour, Jr., United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving aboard a United States warship, in the action against Japanese naval forces in the Solomon Islands area on the night of 12 – 13 November 1942. Seaman First Class Seymour disregarded painful burns and injured hands in order to break out fire hose, coupling it together, and fighting fires aboard his burning vessel. Seeing two shipmates whose clothing was ablaze, he courageously extinguished the fire and aided in the removal of the wounded. His gallant actions and selfless devotion to duty, without regard for his own safety, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.