The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Hugh Boyd Casey (ASN: 0-56763), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company E, 2d Battalion, 7th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On 29 November 1950, near Sachang-ni, Korea, Lieutenant Casey was participating in a convoy which became separated by the collapse of a bridge. Realizing that delay would endanger the entire convoy, Lieutenant Casey immediately assumed command of the rear element, reorganized it, repaired the bridge, and proceeded to rejoin the convoy. Advancing, the convoy encountered an enemy road-block. Lieutenant Casey, having received radio instructions to withdraw, personally supervised the turn-around of the vehicles on the narrow, icy road, continually exposing himself to intense enemy fire. Under his resourceful leadership, the column disengaged the enemy and returned toward Huksu-ri. When a vehicle became inoperative, Lieutenant Casey bivouacked his small force around it, and repulsed an attack by a numerically superior enemy force with minimum losses of personnel. Lieutenant Casey’s outstanding initiative and heroic response to these situations reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.