The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Robert A. Anderson (ASN: RA-32712543), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Battery C, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, who displayed gallantry in action against an armed enemy on 12 February 1951 in the vicinity of Changbong-ni, Korea. Numerically superior enemy forces had broken through front line elements and attacked Battery C’s position with heavy mortar, machine gun and small arms fire. Despite the intense fire falling in the area Private Anderson remained at his howitzer and continued firing upon the attacking enemy. When the battery was forced to withdraw, he march ordered his piece and carried wounded men to a waiting vehicle. As the battery displaced rearward, its leading vehicles were ambushed and captured by strong enemy forces who were emplaced along the route of withdrawal. Private Anderson, with the rear elements, volunteered to act as a gunner on a howitzer which was set in position to lay direct fire upon the enemy. When the enemy regrouped to attack the remainder, of the column, he poured such accurate fire into them that their assault were driven off time after time. When the battery was forced to continue its withdrawal because of a lack of ammunition, he volunteered to accompany several of his comrades to recapture the lead vehicles from the enemy. He then drove an antiaircraft firing vehicle through the enemy roadblock, and when the convoy was once more halted by enemy fire delivered from commanding ground, he aided an officer in rallying the men in his vicinity and in leading them in a charge which swept the hostile troops from the high ground. With the road once more opened, Private Anderson drove his vehicle with several wounded soldiers to the safety of an aid station. The, gallantry displayed by Private Anderson reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.