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 (Infantry) Edmund Harwood Cave (ASN: 0-59411), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of the Heavy Mortar Company, 65th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On 26 April 1951, near Yungam-ni, Korea, a large enemy force powerfully attacked and penetrated the western portion of Lieutenant Cave’s company’s perimeter. Heedless of the severe hostile fire, Lieutenant Cave skillfully reorganized the defense line into a tight resisting force which succeeded in beating off all further enemy attacks. When the ammunition began to run low, Lieutenant Cave, disregarding the danger to his own safety, worked his way through the hostile fusillade to an ammunition truck located in temporarily held enemy territory and returned to his own lines. Not only once but twice did Lieutenant Cave perform this daring action, thus keeping his troops supplied with vital ammunition. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Cave, 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.