The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant Robert Gibson Tobin, Jr. (MCSN: 0-49643), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while attached to Battery F, Second Battalion, Eleventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Rein.), during operations against enemy aggressor forces near Kojo, Korea, on 28 October 1950. When the forward elements of the infantry company to which he was attached as an artillery forward observer were temporarily overwhelmed during a vicious enemy night attack, Second Lieutenant Tobin skillfully rallied the remaining men of the beleaguered units into a firm defensive position despite heavy and accurate enemy small-arms, grenade and automatic-weapons fire. Realizing that some casualties had been left in the fire-swept area in front of the position, he called for covering fire and, in the company of another man, unhesitatingly moved forward into the intense enemy fire to locate and evacuate the wounded to safety. After determining that there were no additional casualties in the forward area, he immediately moved to the rear through intense fire to obtain and guide needed medical aid to the casualties and arrange for their evacuation. By his daring initiative, cool leadership and grave concern for others at great risk to his own life, Second Lieutenant Tobin contributed to the saving of many lives and served as an inspiration to all who observed him. His forceful and determined leadership and heroic efforts throughout were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.