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 [then Private] Kiyomi K. Kobashi (ASN: 37595818), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company A, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 92d Infantry Division, on 5 April 1945, in Italy. Private First Class Kobashi was a scout advancing with his platoon leader and another scout upon enemy positions under a friendly artillery barrage. When the barrage lifted, he began climbing a steep slope and stumbled, his hand touching a trip wire loosened by the shelling. He warned the men behind him to detour the area and continued through the minefield where he was soon fired upon by enemy machine gun fire which swept the area. The foe then used a large number of hand grenades which caused numerous casualties in the platoon but Private First Class Kobashi continued crawling forward until within 15 yards of the hostile outposts. Exposing himself to fire at the enemy, he noticed two machine guns firing at his platoon. At that moment a grenade killed a member of the adjacent platoon and he immediately picked up the dead man’s rifle, grenade launcher, and 6 rifle grenades. Then, exposing himself in order to aim, he fired a grenade into a machine gun emplacement, killing two of the enemy and silencing the weapon. His courageous actions reflects high credit on the United States Army.