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 Corporal Roger Laurent Raoul Duquesne (ASN: RA-12315061), United States Army, for gallantry in action against an armed enemy while serving with Company A, 89th Medium Tank Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, in action near Heirin-ri, Korea, on 3 September 1950. Corporal Duquesne was serving as a tank crewman with an assault force which had been assigned the mission of eliminating an enemy roadblock and a concentration of hostile troops located in a pass near Heirin-ri-Korea. As the force moved forward they encountered a much larger number of enemy than had been anticipated and were subjected to intense hostile fire from commanding positions to the front and on the flanks. Due to the nature of the terrain, the tanks were unable to leave the road and the tank machine guns could not be used without endangering friendly troops. Corporal Duquesne removed the machine gun from its mount and proceeded to high ground one hundred yards to the right rear of the tank’s position from which point he delivered withering fire on the enemy. Corporal Duquesne continued to deliver effective fire on the enemy for a period of three hours enabling the unit to withdraw safely when the position became untenable. Corporal Duquesne’s dauntless courage and staunch devotion to duty reflects great credit on himself and the military service.