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 Private First Class Yoshio Ogomori (ASN: 30101718), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Headquarters Company, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 34th Infantry Division, on 26 June 1944, in the vicinity of Belvedere, Italy. When Private First Class Ogomori’s squad was pinned down by rifle and machine pistol fire from a building occupied by the enemy, Private First Class Ogomori on his own initiative crawled forward through the enemy fire, worked his way up to the building, and from a vantage point fired several rifle grenades into the enemy stronghold. His effective fire caused the enemy to center their attention on him and allowed the rest of the squad to advance on the building. While reloading his rifle, Private First Class Ogomori was fatally wounded by an enemy sniper. The courageous action of Private First Class Ogomori in the face of the enemy enabled his comrades to blast their way into the building and forced the defenders to flee, and his fearlessness under fire was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States.