The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Luther H. Magee (MCSN: 261660), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as while serving with the First Parachute Battalion, FIRST Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces during the invasion of Gavutu, Solomon Islands, on August 7, 1945. Disregarding his own imminent danger, Sergeant Magee, with two comrades, launched a daring attack over unprotected ground against a hostile machine-gun position and succeeded in overpowering the Japanese gunners, thereby eliminating a serious menace to the advancing marines. Although painfully wounded, he maintained his aggressive combat against other groups of the enemy and later, after receiving medical attention, he immediately resumed his relentless fighting, continuing in vigorous and courageous action until a boat arrived to transport his and other casualties to a ship. His unswerving devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.