The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Captain (Chaplain’s Corps) Martin Charles Hoehn, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as Regimental Chaplain with the 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy at the Chosin Reservoir, in North Korea, on 29 November 1950. As units of the Regiment were making its way up the east side of the reservoir, the 31st Medical Company, disregarding warnings, left Hudong for the inlet in the middle of the night, and was ambushed near Hill 1221. Determined to reach the survivors, Chaplain Hoehn took an ambulance to try and recover the wounded. He overtook a tank-infantry column that had been on a rescue mission. The lead tank had been knocked out of action by enemy fire and was partially blocking the road to the ambush site. Chaplain Hoehn jumped out of the ambulance and with hand signals began directing the driver through the tight squeeze around the inert tank. When a Chinese bullet mortally wounded the driver, Chaplain Hoehn clambered aboard the still-moving vehicle and brought it to a halt before it fell over the steep verge into the cornfield. Unable to convince anyone to continue forward with him, Chaplain Hoehn advanced alone on foot, backtracked down the stalled column, evading friendly as well as enemy fire, stopping from time to time to succor the needy wounded. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Chaplain Hoehn, 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.