The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant Charles R. Anderson, Jr. (MCSN: 0-29133), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Leader of a Rifle Platoon of Company C, First Battalion, Twenty-Fourth Marines, FOURTH Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 6 March 1945. Determined to break the fierce resistance of hostile forces deeply entrenched in a ridge to the front of his advancing company, First Lieutenant Anderson voluntarily led an attack upon the left flank of the Japanese position. Taking the enemy by surprise, he personally accounted for three Japanese dead and, fighting furiously in close combat, succeeded in overrunning the emplacement. Although fatally wounded, First Lieutenant Anderson, by his dauntless courage, inspiring leadership and aggressive fighting spirit had rendered valiant service in the seizure of a vital objective and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.