ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkə tˈeɪks plˈɛʒɚɹ ɪn pɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ ðə sˈɪlvɚ stˈɑːɹ tə pɹˈaɪvət fˈɜːst klˈæs kˈɑːɹltən ɹˈɑːbɚt ɹˈaʊ ˌɛmsˌiːˌɛsˈɛn: zˈiəɹoʊ dˈæʃ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts mɚɹˈiːn kˈɔːɹ, fɔːɹ kənspˈɪkjuːəs ɡˈæləntɹi ænd ɪntɹɛpˈɪdᵻɾi wˌaɪl ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv kˈʌmpəni ˈɛm, θˈɜːd bɐtˈæliən, fˈɪfθ mɚɹˈiːnz, fˈɜːst mɚɹˈiːn dᵻvˈɪʒən, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈækʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ˈɛnəmi dʒˌæpənˈiːz fˈoːɹsᵻz ˌɔn ɡwɑːdˈælkənəl, sˈɑːlɑːmən ˈaɪləndz, nˈaɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Carlton Robert Rouh (MCSN: 0-351122), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while a member of Company M, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 9 October 1942.