The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal [then Private First Class] John C. Crane (ASN: RA-12035182), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of the Heavy Mortar Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. In the early morning of 3 August 1950, the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, near Hasan, Korea, was penetrated during a fanatic attack by enemy who held much of the commanding high ground. Corporal Crane, who was attached to Company A, made his way through the deadly barrage of hostile fire to a place on a hill from which he could most effectively direct his mortars. Although the few men who had been with him were cut down by withering machine gun action, he maintained his post until he had enabled the mortars to place such accurate hits that the enemy was repelled. Corporal Crane’s conspicuous valor and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.