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 Sergeant Jacques (Jack) Lochs, Belgian Army, for gallantry in action near Idong, Korea, on 23 April 1952. Voluntarily joining a friendly assaulting force to regain yielded terrain, he utilized his rifle, bayonet and grenades in such an effective manner that the enemy was routed and the key area secured. Although wounded in this encounter, Sergeant Lochs remained with his unit and assaulted two hostile machine-gun positions, neutralizing the weapons, and killing the crews with his bayonet. Leaping over a barbed wire entanglement, he killed several more hostile soldiers with his grenades and bayonet and, wounded a second time by grenade fragments and out of ammunition, he was ordered to withdraw. Observing a wounded officer caught in the barbed wire, he ran through the impact area to extricate and carry the officer to safety. His courageous actions and fighting spirit contributed significantly in stemming the enemy onslaught, and his gallantry reflects great credit upon himself, the Belgian United Nations Organization Forces, and the Armed Forces of his native land.