The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Lowell P. Newman, United States Navy, for gallantry in action while serving as a Medical Corpsman attached to the First Parachute Battalion, SECOND Marine Division, in the Solomon Islands, 7 August 1942. In a dangerous causeway between Gavutu and Tanambogo Islands swept by hostile machine guns, Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class crossed the passage to assist and relieve wounded men and to evacuate them to dressing stations. 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.