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 (Corps of Engineer), [then First Lieutenant] Richard I. Green, United States Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy as a member of Company A, 8th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, in action on 4 September 1950, at Kanp-Yong, Korea. Company A was assigned the mission securing the center of a ridge overlooking the main supply route leading into Taegu. When the left flank of the ridge was attacked by a numerically superior enemy force and the infantry defenders were forced to withdraw, the flank became exposed and gave the enemy direct fire into the friendly units in the valley below. The North Koreans immediately began to drop mortars on the infantry command post and on friendly mortar positions. Captain Green quickly deployed his platoon to protect the exposed flank. Courageously leading a squad of men across the open ridge, he directed a counterattack in the face of heavy automatic weapons and small arms fire. Although it was impossible to retake the lost ground, Captain Green led a counterattack time after time with different groups of men, thereby forcing the enemy to cease fire on the friendly forces below. By this insistent attacking, the infantry troops in the valley were able to withdraw with a minimum of casualties. Captain Green’s courageous action and devotion to duty reflect credit upon himself and the military service.