The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Corporal Lee Warren Arndt (MCSN: 459435), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with a Demolition Squad in Company H, Third Battalion, Twenty-Ninth Marines, SIXTH Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa Shima in the Ryukyu Chain, 16 April 1945. When a number of Japanese took refuge in four caves on the forward slope following the attack and seizure by his company of a heavily-fortified enemy-held ridge, Corporal Arndt voluntarily risked his life in a valiant attempt to wipe out the remaining defenders. With each emplacement covered by enemy fire from the surrounding area, he fearlessly led his demolition team down the steep incline under a shattering barrage of hostile fire and, placing his men in position to cover his advance, proceeded alone from one opening to the other, placing his demolition charges and sealing the mouth of each cave to render the Japanese ineffective and increase the strength of his company’s hard-won position. By his daring initiative, inspiring leadership and dauntless perseverance in the face of tremendous odds, Corporal Arndt contributed materially to the success of the bitterly fought Okinawa Campaign and his heroic conduct and courageous devotion to duty throughout reflect great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.