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 Yukio Takaki (ASN: 30100060), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company B, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), attached to the 34th Infantry Division, on the night of ** November 1943, in Italy. Private First Class Takaki was one of three men acting as Scouts for a combat patrol having the mission of clearing an area known to contain enemy machine-gun positions. When the Scouts, advancing ahead of the patrol, discovered a German ammunition carrying party, Private First Class Takaki quickly moved to one side. As the other Scouts fired their rifles, he hurled a hand grenade. His accurate throw routed the enemy, and the three Scouts accounted for two prisoners. Advancing forward again, they were fired on by a German machine pistol. Again, Private First Class Takaki moved to one side, worked his way close to the enemy gun and threw a grenade, while his comrades covered with rifle fire. The enemy abandoned the position. Using the same tactics, Private First Class Takaki and his comrades quickly silenced two more enemy machine-gun positions, captured five more prisoners, and assisted the patrol in silencing a third gun position. Private First Class Takaki’s courage and resourcefulness was highly meritorious and a credit to the Armed Forces of the United States.