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 Donald J. Little (ASN: RA-38403998), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Ambulance Company, 24th Medical Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy near Waegwan, Korea, on 20 September 1950. During the crossing of the Naktong River, the enemy was shelling both banks of the river and inflicting many casualties. Realizing that some of the wounded on the far side were exposed to concentrated enemy fire he crossed the river by boat in the face of withering fire and safely evacuated the wounded. His complete devotion to his comrades, with utter disregard for his own safety, reflects the greatest credit on himself and the United States Army Medical Service.