The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Paul H. Currier, United States Naval Reserve, for gallantry in action while serving as a Medical Corpsman attached to the THIRD Marine Division in the landing at Cape Torokina, on 1 November 1943. Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Currier disembarked from a landing craft under intense enemy fire and rushed to the aid of our wounded on the beach. Realizing that persistent fire from a nearby jungle threatened the lives of the helpless men under his care, he procured a submachine gun and charged the hazardous area alone, killing six Japanese soldiers. He then returned to his task of treating and evacuating the wounded. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.