The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Master Sergeant [then Sergeant First Class] Willard W. Wolfe (ASN: RA-39746545), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company K, 3d Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea. On the night of 16 April 1952, a patrol from Company K was returning from a raid on an enemy-held position near Wang Jing Myon, Korea, when cries for help were heard coming from a mined area. After questioning the men, it was learned that they were litter bearers from the patrol who had inadvertently gone into the mine field as the patrol moved toward its objective and that they had been unable to extricate themselves from the hazardous position. Sergeant Wolfe, a member of the patrol, immediately volunteered to assist the stranded men out of the mined area. Disregarding the extreme danger, he crawled for approximately thirty-five feet through the darkness as he proved a path with a trench knife. Reaching the two men, Sergeant Wolfe checked them for wounds and then led them to safety over the path he had cleared. Sergeant Wolfe’s selfless actions and outstanding gallantry reflects the highest credit upon himself and the military service.