He fought with great gallantry and intrepidity near Seravezza,
Italy. When his unit was pinned down by grazing fire from the
enemy's strong mountain defense and command of the squad devolved
on him with the wounding of its regular leader, he made frontal,
1-man attacks through direct fire and knocked out 2 machine guns
with grenades. Withdrawing under murderous fire and showers of
grenades from other enemy emplacements, he had nearly reached
a shell crater occupied by 2 of his men when an unexploded grenade
bounced on his helmet and rolled toward his helpless comrades.
He arose into the withering fire, dived for the missile and smothered
its blast with his body. By his swift, supremely heroic action
Pfc. Munemori saved 2 of his men at the cost of his own life and
did much to clear the path for his company's victorious advance.
