The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant First Class Robert E. Miller (ASN: RA-35138278), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company A, 72d Tank Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 4 September 1950 in the vicinity of Yongsan, Korea. On that date Sergeant Miller was a tank section commander with the mission of leading his force against the town of Oe-Dong, a heavily defended enemy position. He led his section to within 300 yards of the enemy positions at which point he encountered intense anti-tank, machine gun and small arms fire. Refusing to withdraw, although his tank was hit repeatedly by anti-tank fire, he continually poured cannon and machine gun fire into the enemy-held town. Because of the lack of radio communication he exposed himself to the severe enemy fire by standing in the tank turret to direct the movement of his tanks. His intrepid action in standing fast and delivering maximum fire against the enemy allowed another tank crew to recover the bodies of the crew of a knocked out tank and to withdraw without casualties. During this engagement his section destroyed two enemy anti-tank guns, several machine gun nests and killed many enemy troops. the gallantry and daring leadership displayed by Sergeant Miller on this occasion reflect great credit upon himself and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.