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 Edd D. Hill (ASN: RA-6276469), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in Korea. On 3 August 1950 when the Regimental Command Post was attacked by enemy forces near Chin-Dong-ni, Korea, Corporal Hill, a cook, joined in delivering fire on the enemy who were less than one hundred yards from the Command Post. Shortly after the attack began, Corporal Hill observed that an organizational vehicle loaded with ammunition which was attempting to reach the position, was suddenly halted when the driver was wounded by sniper fire. Corporal Hill, disregarding the intense fire, immediately ran out across the open terrain for a distance of three hundred yards, moved the wounded driver from his position behind the wheel, and drove the truck through a hail of small arms fire to the Command Post where the wounded driver could be cared for and the ammunition unloaded. His gallant actions reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.