(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Hospitalman Apprentice First Class Leonard J. Pelton, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity on 1 July 1943 while serving as a Corpsman attached to a Marine Division in the Solomon Islands. 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.