TSGT Hisaoka won the Silver Star during the Rapido River Crossing. GENERAL ORDERS: Headquarters, 34th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 31 (April 29, 1944) CITATION: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Technical Sergeant [then Sergeant] Gary Tsuruo Hisaoka (ASN: 30102162), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company C, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), attached to the 34th Infantry Division, on 24 January 1944, in the vicinity of Cassino, Italy. Sergeant Hisaoka, under intense enemy machine gun fire, cleared and marked a path through a minefield for a distance of 50 yards, allowing his company to pass through. He then crawled forward under enemy observation and barbed wire fence which was also mined, and reconnoitered for the best route across the Rapido River. Sergeant Hisaoka's courageous action contributed greatly to the success of the battalion and reflect credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.