The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Commissioned Warrant Officer Jack W. Goodall (MCSN: 0-19759), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as S-1 of the First Battalion, Eleventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 3 December 1950. Skillfully setting up a machine gun and automatic weapons in strategic positions from which an effective defense could be maintained against a hostile attempt to halt the battalion convoy with mortar, machine gun and small arms fire, Commissioned Warrant Officer Goodall continued to direct accurate fire on the enemy for over an hour. Fearlessly exposing himself to increasingly heavy and accurate hostile fire, he stationed himself in the open road to direct personnel to cover and to guide each vehicle over a partially demolished bridge. When the column had passed, he ordered his unit to withdraw and, remaining in the rear, covered their withdrawal with his fire until the entire group had reached comparative safety. His indomitable courage, aggressive leadership and staunch devotion to duty served to inspire all who observed him and reflect great credit upon Commissioned Warrant Officer Goodall and the United States Naval Service.