The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Master Sergeant Edward Harry Caine (ASN: RA-21006165), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company I, 3d Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea. On 5 April 1952, while occupying defensive positions near Chunggo jan, Korea, Company I was attacked by a reinforced enemy company. As the assault progressed, Sergeant Caine, a platoon sergeant, exposed himself to the withering hostile fire as he moved about the area, directing the fire of his men and offering words of encouragement. Although he was painfully wounded himself, Sergeant Caine manned the machine gun of a wounded man and ordered him evacuated. Observing a group of the enemy who were making a hole in the protective fence surrounding the company area, Sergeant Caine directed his men to hold their fire until the foe presented a more profitable target. As the hostile troops began moving through the opening in the fence, he laid down such a devastating hail of fire that numerous casualties were inflicted and the foe was forced to withdraw. When the second assault wave attempted to pierce the defensive perimeter through the hole in the fence, Sergeant Caine had left his machine gun position and gone to the aid of a wounded man. Taking the weapon of the wounded man, he fearlessly dashed over the fire-swept terrain to a position where he could fire most effectively on the assaulting foe. Although this position was completely exposed to the hostile fire, he undauntedly remained, firing with such devastating accuracy that the enemy was forced to flee in disorder. Seeing the enemy assault repulsed, he proceeded to leave his hazardous position but in doing so he was mortally wounded by an enemy mortar blast. His courageous and unwavering determination was instrumental in inflicting heavy casualties upon the foe and in the successful defense of a strategically important position. Sergeant Caine’s outstanding gallantry reflects the highest credit upon himself and the military service.