The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Jack E. Woodward, United States Naval Reserve, for gallantry in action while serving as a Medical Corpsman with the THIRD Marine Division on 15 December 1943. When the Rifle Company to which he was attached was subjected to an intense artillery bombardment at Cape Torokina, he left the safety of his foxhole and rushed to the side of a seriously wounded Marine. Although injured himself while administering first aid, he continued to render assistance until relieved by another Corpsman. Disregarding his own intense pain, he remained in the area to treat other casualties. 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.