The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant [then Sergeant] Takeshi Johnny Miyagawa (ASN: 30101292), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company C, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), attached to the 34th Infantry Division, on 24 January 1944, in the vicinity of Cassino, Italy. Staff Sergeant Miyagawa, under intense enemy machine gun fire, cleared and marked a path through a minefield for a distance of 50 yards, allowing his company to pass through. He then crawled forward under enemy observation and fire, scaled a nine-foot stonewall, cleared his way through a sixteen-strand barbed wire fence which was also mined, and reconnoitered for the best route across the Rapido River. Staff Sergeant Miyagawa’s courageous action contributed greatly to the success of the battalion and reflects credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.