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 Maxey H. Wall, Jr. (AFSN: 0-708351), United States Air Force, for gallantry in action against an armed enemy of the United Nations as a Pilot of an F-80 Fighter-Bomber of the 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Group, FIFTH Air Force, while on a rescue mission over North Korea on 20 April 1952. Having already flown more than the normal number of missions for one day, Lieutenant Wall volunteered in the late afternoon to return to a remote area and cover a downed pilot. Upon reaching the pilot, Lieutenant Wall’s flight encountered an intense barrage of small arms and automatic weapons fire. Realizing that effectiveness of the cover depended upon the absence of ground fire, Lieutenant Wall initiated a series of strafing passes which silenced several of the guns. When all other members of his flight had exhausted their ammunition, Lieutenant Wall sighted a gun still firing on the flight, and immediately attacked. During the attack in which he destroyed the gun position, Lieutenant Wall’s aircraft was hit and he was forced to bail out. Lieutenant Wall, by his superior airmanship and gallantry in the face of enemy fire, reflected great credit upon himself, the FAR EAST Air Forces, and the United States Air Force.