The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Thomas Gray Hardaway (ASN: 0-59232), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company I, 3d Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy near Kyong-ju, Korea, on 8 September 1950. During an attack by a group of heavily armed enemy troops that had infiltrated into the company rear area, Lieutenant Hardaway immediately led a squad of his men to face the enemy in an attempt to stop their advance by his concentrated fire power. After deploying his men to assure the maximum effect from their fire, he attacked ahead of his men with grenades. Through his repeated grenade attacks many of the enemy were killed and his squad successfully repulsed the hostile attack. During this gallant action, Lieutenant Hardaway was killed. His gallantry and unhesitant devotion to duty reflect the greatest credit upon himself and the United States Infantry.