The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Alfred M. Kalinowski (MCSN: 1179421), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Squad Leader of Company D, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on the night of 26 – 27 March 1953. With his platoon assigned the extremely hazardous mission of reconnoitering and harassing a vital friendly outpost position far forward of the main line of resistance that had been recently overrun by hostile troops, Sergeant Kalinowski repeatedly exposed himself to devastating enemy small arms fire and possible capture in order to harass the enemy, gallantly leading his squad to within fifty yards of the outpost trench line to deliver sniper and grenade fire. When detected by the enemy, he repeatedly withdrew to other positions to continue his harassing tactics which prevented the enemy from preparing a necessary defense of the outpost. Ordered to withdraw to the main line of resistance after eight hours of continuous action in the darkness, he slept for only two hours and again led his squad in a company-sized counterattack on the outpost. Skillfully maneuvering his unit through murderous enemy mortar and artillery fire, he reached a point approximately three hundred meters from the objective, where his squad sustained seventy-five per cent casualties. Although twice blown from his feet by exploding hostile mortar shells while evacuating his wounded comrades, he remained with his men until all had been returned to the forward aid station. Returning to the endangered area, he resumed his voluntary mission of evacuating the wounded until ordered to withdraw. By his indomitable fighting spirit, courageous initiative and aggressiveness, Sergeant Kalinowski contributed in large measure to the recapture of the vital position by friendly forces and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.