The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant Jin Ishikawa (ASN: 39083586), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 442d Regimental Combat Team, 92d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 23 April 1945, in Italy. Staff Sergeant Ishikawa, a squad leader, together with his platoon leader and two other men started down the reverse side of a newly-captured hill to locate enemy positions. The group discovered a hostile position halfway down the hill and immediately opened fire while continuing to advance. Though exposed to heavy and well-directed enemy fire, the four men assaulted the foe so skillfully and courageously with guns and hand grenades that they killed seven, captured twenty, and routed fifteen of the enemy. Staff Sergeant Ishikawa personally killed two enemy manning a machine gun, killed another in a dugout with a hand grenade, and forced the other three occupants to surrender. He then assisted one of the other men in forcing the surrender of nine more of the enemy and capturing four machine guns, two automatic rifles, nine rifles, one mortar, and some ammunition. His heroic example of fighting spirit exemplifies the traditional gallantry of the American Soldier.