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 Private First Class Charley L. King (ASN: RA-38590812), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 11 August 1950 near Yongsan, Korea. While on outpost guard for his machine gun platoon, Private King was seriously wounded by small arms fire from the enemy who had infiltrated through the rice fields to within 200 yards of his position. Although painfully wounded and with the greatest effort he crawled back to his platoon’s position to warn them of the impending enemy attack. By the accuracy and volume of their fire, the attack was successfully repulsed. In this gallant action Private King’s wounds proved fatal. His exemplary actions contributed greatly to the defeat of the hard-pressing enemy and reflect the greatest credit upon himself and the United States Infantry.