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 [then Private] Iwao Shimokawa (ASN: 30111008), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company C, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 92d Infantry Division, on a ridge overlooking Forno, Italy, on 15 and 16 April 1945. During a night attack, Private First Class Shimokawa was wounded in the right knee by a grenade fragment. He refused to be evacuated as the platoon strength had been cut down to 20 men, and continued to fire at the enemy. Throughout the night the hostile forces threw a counterattack with grenade fire. When the objective was secured the next day, Private First Class Shimokawa returned to the aid station for medical treatment. His devotion to duty is a great credit to himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.