George Nishimura

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to George Nishimura (39929205), Private, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company L, 3d Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 92d Infantry Division, near Fece Il Ceccu, Italy, on 19 April 1945. When his platoon was pinned down by machine gun fire, Private Nishimura, on his own initiative, stood up with his automatic rifle and neutralized one machine gun by killing its crew, capturing three others and causing the rest to withdraw. Later, when it became necessary for the platoon to withdraw in the face of superior enemy force, he sued upon the enemy again and covered his platoon’s withdrawal. Private Nishimura’s continuous desire to safe-guard his comrades, and his gallantry, is in keeping with the highest traditions of the Army of the United States.