Clarence M. Komiyama

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Clarence M. Komiyama (30105752), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a Medial Aidman with the 442d Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 36th Infantry Division, on 17 October 1944, in the vicinity of Bruyeres, France. During an intense artillery barrage, Private First Class Komiyama and several of his comrades were wounded. Although suffering from a painful shrapnel wound, he crawled to the other wounded men and rendered them first aid. When the shelling lifted and aid arrived from the company, he refused to be treated before he had cared for the five wounded men. Only after having supervised the evacuation of all the casualties did he consent to receive treatment for his wounds. Private First Class Komiyama’s disregard for personal safety and devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the Medical Department of the United States Army.