The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain Clinton H. Jackson, Jr. (ASN: 0-1310717), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 11 August 1950 near Pohang-Dong, Korea. On that date, he volunteered to take a motorized patrol, consisting of two M-16 AAA Firing Vehicles and volunteer crews, in an attempt to contact a rifle company which had been isolated from the main body of its battalion by strong enemy forces. With total indifference for his own safety, he led the vehicles through heavy enemy machine gun, small arms and mortar fire, and finally succeeded in contacting the encircled unit. The instructions he brought its Commanding Officer enabled the company to mark its front lines so that tactical air support could be given to enable it to fight its way back to the battalion. Lieutenant Jackson then directed the loading of several wounded men of the rifle company into the vehicles and brought them back to the Battalion Aid Station, thereby enabling them to receive early medical care. The gallantry displayed by Lieutenant Jackson on this occasion reflects great credit upon himself and is in keeping with the high traditions of the military service.