The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant [then Private First Class] Thomas T. Uchiyama (ASN: 19063421), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company B, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, in action against the enemy on 6 April 1945 near Seravezza, Italy. Confronted by formidable resistance from a well-entrenched enemy, Sergeant Uchiyama’s platoon was stopped in its advance on an enemy-held hill. Undaunted by a heavily mined slope and constant machine gun, machine pistol and grenade fire, Sergeant Uchiyama and two companions voluntarily crawled forward to a position from which they engaged the enemy in a furious grenade fight. Driving the Germans into a dugout, the men charged, firing their submachine guns into the dugout entrances. In the face of a skillfully coordinated action, the enemy was forced to surrender. In assaulting a similar defense later in the day, Sergeant Uchiyama, by his accurate close range fire and aggressive leadership was instrumental in the successful neutralization of German strongpoint. By his courageous determination to close with the enemy, Sergeant Uchiyama consistently displayed the highest traditions of the United States Army Infantryman.