The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Roy L. Cox (ASN: 0-969451), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, on 19 July 1950 near Taejon, Korea. Lieutenant Cox established a battalion outpost approximately 2000 yards in front of his company’s positions. He maintained this outpost for three days, repelling three enemy attacks by numerically superior forces. The outpost was under continuous small arms, mortar and artillery fire. On one occasion he received the order to withdraw from his and at the same time his position was attacked by an enemy force estimated to be three companies. Disregarding the order to withdraw he repelled the attack inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy force, thus enabling his adjacent platoon to withdraw. On numerous occasions he exposed himself to heavy enemy fire to encourage his men to stay in their positions and fire on the enemy. By his superior leadership and devotion to duty he as later able to withdraw his outpost and rejoin the remainder of his company without suffering any causalities. The act of gallantry displayed by Lieutenant Cox reflects great credit on himself and the military service.