The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private Calvin Savage (ASN: RA-12342), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, near Kumsong, Korea, on 8 December 1951. His platoon was occupying defensive positions on a mountainous terrain feature when it was attacked by a strong enemy force, deploying intense grenade, small arms and automatic weapons fire. Private Savage noticed that three men manning a machine gun on the platoon’s left flank were seriously wounded. He crawled under heavy enemy fire to this position and began firing the weapon into the hostile masses with devastating accuracy until the gun was put out of commission by an enemy-thrown grenade. Private Savage defended his position with his pistol and hand grenades until the platoon was forced to withdraw to more tenable positions. It was then noticed that the grenade supply was dangerously low. He volunteered to obtain more, and crawling through enemy-infiltrated territory, moved from one bunker to another, accumulating abandoned grenades. He returned under enemy fire and distributed them among his comrades. With this new supply of ammunition, the friendly troops successfully repulsed the attack, inflicting heavy casualties upon the enemy. Private Savage’s courageous actions, fearless initiative and selfless devotion to duty contributed immeasurably to the success of his unit’s defense and reflect the highest credit on himself and the United States Infantry.