The Secretary of the Army of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Army Commendation Medal with Combat “V” to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Gary Charles Gable (ASN: 0-5342627), United States Army, for superb leadership and courageous action on 20 April 1968, while serving with Company C, 2d Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division. On this date he was the officer in charge of five patrols in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. A radio message from one of his patrol leaders informed him that an armed enemy had attacked a patrol, the patrol leader was wounded and the patrol was trapped in a poor position. Lieutenant Gable immediately informed his parent unit and directed his remaining patrols to positions of support for the patrol under attack. He deployed his patrols on line and controlled their fire in a manner that enabled them to inflict casualties and gain fire superiority in a short period of time. By his skillful deployment of the patrols, he forced the hostile force to retreat and enabled the trapped patrol to regain a secure position. Lieutenant Gable’s heroic action in the face of enemy provocation is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 2d Infantry Division and the United States Army.