(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Motor Machinist’s Mate Third Class Malcolm A. Peppo, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry in action against the enemy on 15 December 1944. On that date during the D-Day landings at Mindoro, LST 472 was struck by a Kamikaze killing 5 men and wounding 7 others. A second Kamikaze dived at LST 71 but Motor Machinist’s Mate Third Class Peppo shot it down when it was only fifty feet away. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.