Roy L. Barnes’ Silver Star citation

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the SILVER STAR MEDAL posthumously to

PRIVATE ROY L. BARNES, UNITED SATES MARINE CORPS

for service as set forth in the following

CITATION:

“For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a member of the First Battalion, First Marines, First Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on August 21, 1942.Although ordered away from a hostile position, Private Barnes, with fearless determination and complete disregard for his own personal safety, advanced to a point where he could shoot a grenade from the hand of a Japanese soldier, thereby saving the lives of comrades who were in the direct line of the enemy’s aim. While boldly attacking another hostile position later in the day, he was killed in action. He gallantly gave up his life in the services of his country.”

For the President,
/s/ Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy