The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Gayle K. Domingues (MCSN: 331216), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Rifle Platoon Leader of Company K, Third Battalion, Twenty-fifth Marines, FOURTH Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, from 19 February to 17 March 1945. When his platoon was disorganized by heavy machine-gun and mortar fire following the death of its leader, Sergeant Domingues assumed command and, after reorganizing the men, engaged the Japanese in a fierce fire fight resulting in heavy enemy casualties. Continuing the attack, he led his platoon forward and successfully overran other hostile positions. On another occasion, after volunteering to take charge of a demolition unit, he maneuvered the men against an enemy-held cave and, pressing the attack, destroyed this position which had been inflicting heavy casualties on our assault units. His outstanding courage, leadership and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.