fɔːɹ kənspˈɪkjuːəs ɡˈæləntɹi ænd ɪntɹɛpˈɪdᵻɾi æt ðə ɹˈɪsk ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf əbˌʌv ænd bᵻjˌɔnd ðə kˈɔːl ʌv dˈuːɾi wˌaɪl sˈɜːvɪŋ æz kəmˈændɪŋ ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌv kˈʌmpəni sˈiː, fˈɜːst bɐtˈæliən, fˈɜːst mɚɹˈiːnz, fˈɜːst mɚɹˈiːn dᵻvˈɪʒən, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈækʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ˈɛnəmi dʒˌæpənˈiːz fˈoːɹsᵻz ˌɔn pˈɛlɪlˌɪuː ˈaɪlənd, pˈælaʊ ɡɹˈuːp, ˌɔn nˈaɪntiːn twˈɛnti sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Commanding Officer of Company C, First Battalion, First Marines, First Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Peleliu Island, Palau Group, on 19–20 September 1944.