The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private Raymond A. Rosing (MCSN: 850270), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with Company H, Second Battalion, Twenty-second Marines (Reinforced), First Provisional Marine Brigade, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Engebi, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 18 February 1944. Volunteering to recover an important heavy machine gun when the crew was killed by hostile gunfire, Private Rosing moved forward with a comrade to the isolated and fire-swept terrain and, placing the gun in a more favorable position, laid down a devastating barrage against the enemy. By his courageous action, initiative and zealous devotion to duty, Private Rosing contributed materially to the success of the operations against the enemy and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.