Show Silver Star Medal Medal jS i Award h Posthumously to Howard The Sliver Silver Star Medal with awarded Citation od the t tea was w ea a a late posthumously Howard sll E Manwaring private first class U S Marine Corps Reserve a at II IIan an informal ceremony recently held at t the home of his brother Everett City Everest Manwaring at Salt Lake Lab I In The e n and were ep t Man pare ts Mr and Mrs s ur a ing Cap Jamel amen Hendrie Hendric s Ii VOl jl The citation n which which was If ed by Secretary of The NaY Navy James Forrestal reads as fol fol- fol follows follows lows For For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while wJ serving as asa asa a Marine gunner ih in the platoon of Company H Second Battal Battal- BattalIon Battalion ion Fourth Marines Marine Division on in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okin Okin- Okinawa Okinawa awa Island April 15 1945 Determined to reduce the tremendous volume vol of enemy fire which slowed his platoons platoon's advance Private First Class Manwaring unhesitatingly brav bray braved brayed ed the fury of hostile bullets to V I place his machine gun lUG Ini nia iQ y post i tion from which he be could c main main- lain tain effective fire lire u the opposing that forces forc de the e fact tact that the selected spot Was In the direct dir t line of enemy fire From this position exposed be ho directed lt ad barrage upon teach d fending y the heavy e f emy my fire into hi his pla pia I toon too tOI to- U and Annihilated several s Eral Japanese e eXt vely T rf 10 t ii y t n a unfaltering r r aa Q and and anda daring ring tactics c Fist 1 Class Manwaring enabled hi his 1 comrades objective to seize their tive with a minimum of casual casual- tes tea thereby contributing essen essen- Bally to the success of his com com- company's company's pany's operations His sustain sustain- sustained sustained ed fighting spirit in the face of tremendous odds upheld the highest traditions of the U S Naval Service He gallantly gave his life for his country Many relatives and friends attended the presentation |