The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant Charles T. Cobb (MCSN: 0-8659), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a member of Company I, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands on November 3, 1942 While temporarily attached to a battalion launching an assault against the enemy, Second Lieutenant Cob, in the face of heavy machine gun and mortar fire, maintained excellent control of his company and coordinated the final assault stages of the attack in perfect unison with other attacking units. By his outstanding leadership and courageous aggressiveness he contributed to the annihilation of an enemy strong point of approximately one battalion.