The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant James A. Myers (MCSN: 0-31019), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a Platoon Leader of Company F, Second Battalion, Twenty-eighth Marines, FIFTH Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, on 19 February 1945. When his platoon was held up by heavy mortar and machine-gun fire, Second Lieutenant Myers unhesitatingly went out in front of his lines to determine the location of the enemy emplacements. Seriously wounded while investigating these hostile positions and memorizing their locations, he crawled back to his own lines with the information, thereby aiding in the capture of Mount Suribachi. His initiative and courageous actions served as an inspiration to his men and reflect the highest credit upon Second Lieutenant Myers and the United States Naval Service.