The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Technical Sergeant Jimmy Toshio Shimizu (ASN: 39378203), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, in action against the enemy on 20 October 1944, near Bruyeres, France. When his platoon was stopped by heavy machine gun fire from concealed emplacements, Technical Sergeant Shimizu deliberately exposed himself to enable his men to locate and destroy one of the enemy positions. The advance again was halted by machine gun fire, and Technical Sergeant Shimizu made his way to a position from which he located two enemy machine guns. Killing the gunners in one of these positions, he crawled into the nest and neutralized the second emplacement with carbine fire. Later, approaching a strongpoint built around a rock quarry, Technical Sergeant Shimizu crawled forward through point blank enemy fire, threw two grenades into the position and led his men in an assault to destroy the stronghold. Technical Sergeant Shimizu’s actions resulted in a complete rout of the enemy in his sector, and his aggressiveness and courage are in accord with the finest traditions of the Army of the United States.