Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)

Unit:

Medical Department,100th Infantry Battalion, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

April 21st, 1944

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 (then Corporal) Masaichi Goto (ASN: 30100119), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the Medical Department, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), attached to the 34th Infantry Division, on 29 September 1943, in the vicinity of Montemarano, Italy. During a heavy enemy artillery barrage, Staff Sergeant Goto, an aid station NCO, with utter disregard for his own personal safety, left the comparative security of his shelter to got o the aid of a wounded comrade. Though the enemy shells were falling dangerously close to him, Staff Sergeant Goto stayed in the exposed area and gave first-aid to three more severely wounded soldiers. Staff Sergeant Goto's courage, coolness, and bravery under fire was exemplary and a credit to the Armed Forces of the United States.

Headquarters, 34th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 29 (21 April 1944).