(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Chaplain’s Corps) Cauthion T. Boyd, Jr. (ASN: 0-932761), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Headquarters, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 11 August 1950, near Ph-nag Dong Korea. On that date a company of the 9th Infantry Regiment was ambushed and suffered casualties who were in precarious condition because of the difficulty of evacuation. Chaplain Boyd voluntarily, with utter disregard for his own personal safety, procured a truck and drove through a hail of enemy fire to the wounded and dying to administer aid. He made four trips to and from the ambushed company until all the wounded had been evacuated. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Chaplain Boyd, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.