The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Specialist Sixth Class Hubert O. Hill (ASN: RA-14678458), United States Army, for gallantry in action involving close combat against an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Specialist Sixth Class Hill distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on the night of 19 April 1968, while serving as a Clinical Specialist with Company B, 9th Medical Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, on a combat mission one mile east of Fire Support Base LAMBERT, Vietnam. A patrol from the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry was in heavy contact with a determined enemy force. Volunteering to go on a mission to administer medical care to the wounded, Specialist Hill braved a heavy volume of machine gun and automatic weapons fire to crawl toward the disabled track. Specialist Hill administered first aid to two critically wounded men, then further exposed himself in order to move them to a medical evacuation site. His prompt and courageous actions were responsible for saving the life of one of the serious casualties. Specialist Six Hill’s extraordinary heroism in close combat against a numerically superior Viet Cong force was in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 9th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.