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 Harold F. Martinell (ASN: RA-19353817), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the Battery D, 15th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Self Propelled), 7th Infantry Division, in action near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, from 29 November to 2 December 1950. During this period, Corporal Martinell, who was a cook in the battery mess until it was lost on 28 November as result of enemy action, voluntarily disregarded his own personal safety to assist in bringing wounded personnel from their positions to the Aid Station. He also assisted in caring for the wounded after they had received first aid. On 30 November 1950, while assisting a wounded soldier to the Aid Station, Corporal Martinell was wounded in the leg by an enemy mortar shell fragment. Despite his own wound, he continued to expose himself in order to aid others until he was evacuated by air to be treated for his wound. As a result of his courageous and unselfish devotion to his comrades, many men were successfully evacuated from danger areas to the aid station, and his assistance measurably lightened the burden of medical personnel. Corporal Martinell’s heroism during this period was in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.