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 Kiyoshi Takeuchi (ASN: 30104165), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 92d Infantry Division, on 9 April 1945, in Italy. Private First Class Takeuchi, an acting assistant squad leader, was assigned as a platoon’s left flank security. The platoon encountered the crossfire of two well-concealed hostile machine guns emplaced to its left and front. Observing that his platoon was in an untenable situation, Private First Class Takeuchi discovered the location of the two guns and crawled toward the nearest one. After crawling 20 yards under fire to within grenade range, he quickly threw two grenades that destroyed the machine gun and its crew of three. He then dashed from cover to within thirty yards of the second emplacement. Under fire, he exposed himself from behind a rock and fired burst after burst with his submachine gun and silenced the emplacement. His outstanding courage reflects great credit on the Armed Forces.