The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Master Sergeant [then Sergeant] George D. Suszko (ASN: ER-13092786), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, (then Medical Company), 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 9 April 1951 in the vicinity of Hwachon Reservoir, Korea. On that date, Sergeant Suszko was a medical aid man assigned to an infantry platoon which was advancing toward the Hwachon Reservoir. During the ensuing action when intense enemy fire pinned down the platoon, wounding the lead scout, Sergeant Suszko unhesitatingly exposed himself to enemy fire to aid the wounded man and evacuated him to safety. When the platoon was forced to withdraw, due to numerically superior enemy force, a severely wounded man was left behind. Sergeant Suszko once again, disregarding hostile fire, made his way to the wounded man and carried him to the safety of friendly lines. The gallantry and outstanding devotion to duty and comrades displayed by Sergeant Suszko on this occasion reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.