The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to First Lieutenant Frank A. Kemp, Jr. (MCSN: 0-11511), United States Marine Corps, for gallantry in action at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, while aggressively leading his company in a furious exchange of rifle fire with superior Japanese forces with such success that heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy driving them from three defensive positions on 20 July 1943.