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 Sergeant George Leavitte Woldike (ASN: RA-12233193), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of the 2d Military Police Company, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 11 February 1952 in the vicinity of Chipori, North Korea. On that date, an air attack was in progress on the Main Supply Route and adjacent installations in the vicinity of Chipori. Sergeant Woldike and Corporal Theodore R. Nilsson were traveling north in a jeep when they observed the attacking aircraft. Sergeant Woldike swerved and slowed his jeep and ordered Corporal Nilsson to jump from the vehicle. The aircraft, lured by the headlights of Sergeant Woldike’s jeep, launched a strafing attack on the vehicle, fatally wounding Sergeant Woldike. As a result of Sergeant Woldike’s leaving his headlights on, the aircraft swerved from its original course, and the pilot’s attention and the attack were diverted from the 2d Medical Battalion area. Sergeant Woldike’s quick thinking, cool courage and heroic sacrifice enabled Corporal Nilsson to escape with his life, although he was wounded by the strafing gunfire as he jumped clear of the target vehicle. Furthermore, the distraction offered by the headlights of Sergeant Woldike’s jeep prevented an almost certain attack on, and the subsequent loss of life in, the 2d Medical Battalion area. The gallantry in action and heroic self-sacrifice displayed by Sergeant Woldike is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.