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.
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.