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 Hideo Takahashi (ASN: 30105941), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with Company E, 2d Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, in action on 29 October 1944, near Biffontaine, France. After a short, fiercely contested attack, Private First Class Takahashi quickly reorganized his platoon to meet a strong counterattack by a superior enemy force. The platoon fought back bitterly. Despite the intensity of the enemy machine gun fire, Private First Class Takahashi, with a BAR team and a rifleman, fearlessly developed an outflanking movement and, after placing his men in advantageous positions, opened fire on the enemy. When the hostile guns were momentarily silenced by this fire, the remainder of Private First Class Takahashi’s platoon charged forward, killing or capturing the entire enemy force. By his gallant leadership, Private First Class Takahashi was directly responsible for the capture of a strongly defended enemy-held hill.