The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Infantry Gregory Hiroto Ikeda (ASN: 379036), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, in action against the enemy on 20 January 1945 in the Maritime Alps, France. During a raid on a house occupied by a numerically superior enemy force, Lieutenant Ikeda deployed his men to cut off all routes of escape and, approaching the house with his BAR gunner, fired his carbine into the door and called upon the occupants to surrender. When he was answered by hostile fire that endangered the patrol, Lieutenant Ikeda and the BAR gunner stood their ground, and as the enemy troops attempted to break through, opened fire and forced them to retreat to the interior. By this action Lieutenant Ikeda was largely responsible for the death of two enemy troops and the capture of twelve. 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, his unit, and the United States Army.