fɔːɹ kənspˈɪkjuːəs ɡˈæləntɹi ænd ɪntɹɛpˈɪdᵻɾi æt ðə ɹˈɪsk ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf əbˌʌv ænd bᵻjˌɔnd ðə kˈɔːl ʌv dˈuːɾi wˌaɪl sˈɜːvɪŋ æz ɐ ɹˈaɪflɛmən ɪn ɐn ɐsˈɔlt plɐtˈuːn ʌv kˈʌmpəni ˈiː, twˈɛntiˈeɪt mɚɹˈiːnz, fˈɪfθ mɚɹˈiːn dᵻvˈɪʒən, ɪn ˈækʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ˈɛnəmi dʒˌæpənˈiːz fˈoːɹsᵻz ˌɔn ˈiːwoʊ dʒˈiːmə, vɑːlkˈeɪnoʊ ˈaɪləndz, fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːn tə fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Rifleman in an Assault Platoon of Company E, Twenty-eight Marines, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese Forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, from 19 to February 21, 1945.