The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Robert F. LeComte (ASN: RA-12289896), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of the Medical Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 25 May 1951, in the vicinity of Pangadri, Korea. On that date, Sergeant LeComte was attached as an aidman to a rifle company. Hearing cries for medical aid from an adjacent platoon that was under an intense enemy mortar barrage, he unhesitatingly left his covered position and made his way through the mortar barrage to the wounded men, treating their wounds and then assisting them to a nearby house. Although still under heavy mortar fire, he continued to treat their wounds until the platoon was able to withdraw and evacuate its wounded. The gallantry displayed by Sergeant LeComte reflects great credit upon himself and upholds the highest traditions of the Military Service of the United States.