The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Herbert H. Hornsby (ASN: RA-34386146), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of the Medical Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On 24 April 1951, in the vicinity of Sochon-ni, Korea, a numerically superior enemy force viciously attacked the sector of the defense line held by a platoon of Company D to which Sergeant Hornsby was attached as an aid man. Shortly after the assault, Sergeant Hornsby was called upon to proceed through the fierce enemy fire to an adjoining hill position and administer first aid to a seriously wounded rifleman. Knowing that the terrain was unfamiliar and subjected to severe hostile fire, Sergeant Hornsby valiantly made his way to the wounded soldier and gave him critically needed first aid. When the unit, to which the injured man belonged, was ordered to withdraw, Sergeant Hornsby led his blind patient to the route of withdrawal; and then seeing the man’s increasing helplessness, carried him to the company’s new area. The gallantry and unselfish courage exhibited by Sergeant Hornsby reflects the highest credit upon himself and the military service.