The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Eugene L. Hill (MCSN: 325441), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as Leader of a Machine Gun Section of Company I, Third Battalion, Second Marines, SECOND Marine Division in action against enemy Japanese forces on Tinian, Mariana Islands on 3 August 1944. When both guns of his section were temporarily knocked out allowing twelve attacking Japanese to advance within hand grenade range, Sergeant Hill immediately dispersed the enemy with his automatic rifle and, working his way in front of the outpost, killed three additional Japanese who had advance to ten feet in front of the guns. His courage and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.