Susumu Nakahara

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Susumu Nakahara (30104094), Private First Class, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 36th Infantry Division, on 20 October 1944, in the vicinity of Bruyeres, France. Observing an attempt by the enemy to set up a machine gun 35 yards from his company’s right flank, Private Nakahara left his position and threw two hand grenades at the enemy. He then returned to his original position, and by opening fire with his BAR forced the enemy to withdraw. When a second attempt was made to set up a gun position 50 yards away, he disregarded small arms fire and the danger of being cut off from the company and determinedly remained in his forward position inflicting casualties among the enemy until the company deployed to completely rout his positions.