(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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) Charles Frederick Dickerson, Jr. (ASN: 0-62589), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Company of the 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea in 1950. First Lieutenant Dickerson led his company to safety from a mined area in which they were trapped. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Dickerson, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.