The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal Edward O. Boucher, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the Battery A, 50th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Self Propelled), in action between Chinhung-ni and Koto-ri, Korea, 8 on December 1950. While his unit was guarding the main supply route between these villages, in conjunction with the 1st Battalion of the FIRST Marine Regiment, Corporal Boucher heard from a Marine aid man that there were nine wounded Marines on Hill 1081, a distance of about one mile. Through his own initiative and in the absence of orders, Corporal Boucher organized a detail of approximately ten men, consisting of Marines and Army personnel, and embarked upon the mission of evacuating these wounded to a medical aid station. The group’s progress was impeded by rugged, mountainous terrain, a foot of snow, sub-zero temperatures, darkness, and an aggressive enemy force. On several occasions during the return trips to the top of Hill 1081, it was necessary to detour from the selected routes due to enemy fire. Corporal Boucher again disregarded his personal safety and reconnoitered for a route which would not subject the group to the then heavy volume of fire. The only possible escape lay over a steep precipice. Dauntlessly, and with determination, he hastily instructed the other members of the group in the manner in which the wounded would be handed down the cliff, although it necessitated digging footholds into the cliff and holding the cliff with one hand while lifting the wounded with the other. Three trips were made until the last of the wounded was delivered to safety at approximately 2400 hours. Through the entire ordeal, Corporal Boucher never wavered in his determination to save the wounded men, regardless of the sacrifices and dangers to himself and his men. His courage, self-sacrifice, and complete disregard for personal safety were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.