▁enemy ▁attacked , ▁Se iver ling ▁ran ▁down ▁the ▁hill ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁enemy ▁fire , ▁killing ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁sni per ▁and ▁perhaps ▁several ▁others . ▁Later , ▁he ▁covered ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁wounded ▁Mar ines ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁pl ato on ; ▁and , ▁after ▁hearing ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 d ▁Pl ato on ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁trouble , ▁he ▁ran ▁between ▁that ▁unit ▁and ▁the ▁enemy ▁to ▁cover ▁his ▁com r ades ' ▁withdraw al . ▁Once ▁again , ▁he ▁killed ▁several ▁Japanese ▁before ▁he ▁himself ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁enemy ▁mach in eg un ▁fire . ▁Though ▁wounded , ▁P vt . ▁Se iver ling ▁continued ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁with ering ▁fire ▁into ▁an ▁enemy ▁position ▁with ▁his ▁automatic ▁rif le . ▁As ▁he ▁started ▁back ▁over ▁the ▁r idge ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁own ▁ret irement , ▁he ▁was ▁fat ally ▁wounded . ▁For ▁un self ish ly ▁giving ▁his ▁life ▁for ▁his ▁com r ades ▁and ▁his ▁country , ▁P vt . ▁Se iver ling ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Navy ▁Cross , ▁post hum ously . ▁ ▁Names ake ▁William ▁Se iver ling ▁( DE - 4 4 1 ) ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁She ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁at ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Sh ip building ▁& ▁D ry d ock ▁Co ., ▁launched ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs .