fɔːɹ kənspˈɪkjuːəs ɡˈæləntɹi ænd ɪntɹɛpˈɪdᵻɾi æt ðə ɹˈɪsk ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf əbˌʌv ænd bᵻjˌɔnd ðə kˈɔːl ʌv dˈuːɾi wˌaɪl ɐtˈætʃt tə ðə fˈɜːst bɐtˈæliən, fˈɪfθ mɚɹˈiːnz, fˈɜːst mɚɹˈiːn dᵻvˈɪʒən, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈækʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ˈɛnəmi dʒˌæpənˈiːz fˈoːɹsᵻz ˌɔn pˈɛlɪlˌɪuː ˈaɪlənd, pˈælaʊ ɡɹˈuːp, fˈɪftiːn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while attached to the First Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Peleliu Island, Palau Group, 15 September 1944.