The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Ted T. Yamasaki (ASN: 39094139), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company L, 3d Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 92d Infantry Division, near Mount Fragolita, Italy, on 5 April 1945. Leading his squad to assault heavily defended enemy positions, Sergeant Yamasaki, without regard for his own personal safety, succeeded in killing a sniper who had pinned down the squad, despite the fact that he himself was being fired upon by a machine pistol. Locating a machine gun, and with the utmost courage, he crawled up a cliff to destroy the position with a grenade, killing one of the crew and shooting one more as they fled. Sergeant Yamasaki’s conspicuous gallantry in action was in keeping with the highest tradition of the United States.