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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Clyde Vernon Moore (ASN: 0-5331488), United States Army, for gallantry in action against a hostile force on 29 September 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam. First Lieutenant Moore distinguished himself by exceptionally heroic action and personal sacrifice while moving with his platoon of Company C, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, on a search and destroy operation near Chu Lai when they were ambushed by an estimated North Vietnamese Army company. Despite the fact that he was seriously wounded, Lieutenant Moore quickly called for artillery fire and air strikes. Repeatedly exposing himself to the intense hostile fire, Lieutenant Moore then moved his men to a more tenable location in a creek bed a short distance away. From his position, he continued to direct artillery concentration and air strikes on suspected enemy locations for more than five hours. During that time Lieutenant Moore was in extreme pain and losing blood, yet with no regard for his wound, he never relented in his determined task to resist the enemy as he directed counter fire and supervised his beleaguered platoon’s defenses. Lieutenant Moore’s quick thinking and expert adjustment of supporting fire prohibited the insurgent force from overrunning his greatly outnumbered platoon. The gallant display of courage, professionalism and resolute determination demonstrated by First Lieutenant Moore while in the face of a numerically superior hostile force were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit the Americal Division and the United States Army.