Navy Cross Recipient
KIA WWII
Gavutu
Solomon Islands
Battle of Tulagi
1st Marine Parachute Regiment
Attached to the 1st Marine Division
Navy Cross Citation
*Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Roland F. Kachinsky (256111), Platoon Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with the FIRST Parachute Battalion, FIRST Marine Division, during the assault on enemy Japanese forces at Gavutu, Solomon Islands, on 7 August 1942. When the right flank of Company A was subjected to withering fire from a hostile machine gun, Platoon Sergeant Kachinski, on his own courageous initiative, launched a lone attack against the enemy. Effectively throwing grenades and engaging in perilous hand-to-hand combat, he fought with such tenacious determination and fearless aggressiveness that he was able to destroy the gun position before receiving fatal wounds. Platoon Sergeant Kachinsky's relentless fighting spirit and unswerving devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
SPOT AWARD, Commander, South Pacific: Serial 1113 (December 4, 1943)
KIA WWII
Gavutu
Solomon Islands
Battle of Tulagi
1st Marine Parachute Regiment
Attached to the 1st Marine Division
Navy Cross Citation
*Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Roland F. Kachinsky (256111), Platoon Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with the FIRST Parachute Battalion, FIRST Marine Division, during the assault on enemy Japanese forces at Gavutu, Solomon Islands, on 7 August 1942. When the right flank of Company A was subjected to withering fire from a hostile machine gun, Platoon Sergeant Kachinski, on his own courageous initiative, launched a lone attack against the enemy. Effectively throwing grenades and engaging in perilous hand-to-hand combat, he fought with such tenacious determination and fearless aggressiveness that he was able to destroy the gun position before receiving fatal wounds. Platoon Sergeant Kachinsky's relentless fighting spirit and unswerving devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
SPOT AWARD, Commander, South Pacific: Serial 1113 (December 4, 1943)
Navy Cross Recipient
KIA WWII
Gavutu
Solomon Islands
Battle of Tulagi
1st Marine Parachute Regiment
Attached to the 1st Marine Division
Navy Cross Citation
*Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Roland F. Kachinsky (256111), Platoon Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with the FIRST Parachute Battalion, FIRST Marine Division, during the assault on enemy Japanese forces at Gavutu, Solomon Islands, on 7 August 1942. When the right flank of Company A was subjected to withering fire from a hostile machine gun, Platoon Sergeant Kachinski, on his own courageous initiative, launched a lone attack against the enemy. Effectively throwing grenades and engaging in perilous hand-to-hand combat, he fought with such tenacious determination and fearless aggressiveness that he was able to destroy the gun position before receiving fatal wounds. Platoon Sergeant Kachinsky's relentless fighting spirit and unswerving devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
SPOT AWARD, Commander, South Pacific: Serial 1113 (December 4, 1943)
KIA WWII
Gavutu
Solomon Islands
Battle of Tulagi
1st Marine Parachute Regiment
Attached to the 1st Marine Division
Navy Cross Citation
*Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Roland F. Kachinsky (256111), Platoon Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with the FIRST Parachute Battalion, FIRST Marine Division, during the assault on enemy Japanese forces at Gavutu, Solomon Islands, on 7 August 1942. When the right flank of Company A was subjected to withering fire from a hostile machine gun, Platoon Sergeant Kachinski, on his own courageous initiative, launched a lone attack against the enemy. Effectively throwing grenades and engaging in perilous hand-to-hand combat, he fought with such tenacious determination and fearless aggressiveness that he was able to destroy the gun position before receiving fatal wounds. Platoon Sergeant Kachinsky's relentless fighting spirit and unswerving devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
SPOT AWARD, Commander, South Pacific: Serial 1113 (December 4, 1943)
