The President of the United States of America, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Sergeant Robert Shinei Kobashigawa (ASN: RA-10104680), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with Company E, 2d Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. Sergeant Kobashigawa distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Chorwon, Korea, on the night of 3 October 1951. On that night, the hill positions held by the company of which Sergeant Kobashigawa was a member were attacked by the enemy force determined to dislodge the friendly troops. Occupying a position on the right flank of the company perimeter, Sergeant Kobashigawa poured a deadly accurate stream of fire into the on-rushing ranks of the enemy. Because of their numerical superiority, the enemy troops were able to fight their way to within a few yards of the position occupied by Sergeant Kobashigawa and a machine-gunner. As he directed the fire of the automatic weapon, he held the charging enemy at bay by throwing a heavy volume of grenades into their midst. The hostile troops, realizing that the position held by Sergeant Kobashigawa and his comrade would have to be overrun if the friendly forces were to be penetrated, concentrated their entire firepower on the two men. The heavy fire killed the machine-gunner and wounded Sergeant Kobashigawa but, undaunted, he manned the automatic weapon and resumed firing at the enemy. He continued to render supporting fire until the enemy was forced to withdraw because of the extremely heavy casualties they had suffered. As the hostile troops retreated down the slope, Sergeant Kobashigawa continued to fire his weapon until he collapsed and died from his wound. The extraordinary heroism displayed by Sergeant Kobashigawa reflects the highest credit upon himself and is in keeping with the finest traditions of the military service.