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 Charles B. Maggard (ASN: RA-15379549), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company F, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, in action against the enemy on 28 November 1950, near Samao-ri, Korea. While the 2d Battalion was proceeding by motorized convoy toward Sunchon, it suddenly encountered an enemy roadblock. Corporal Maggard and his platoon quickly deployed to counter attack the hostile positions on a nearby hill, but midway to their objective, they were fired on by snipers from the right flank. Corporal Maggard moved aggressively against the harassing Chinese and killed three. When the unit started to advance and drew fire, he went forward a second time to eliminate the snipers. During this action he was wounded by the hostile fire, but his aggressiveness and outstanding devotion to duty were an inspiration to his comrades and aided them to capture their objective with a minimum of casualties. Corporal Maggard’s gallantry reflects great credit on himself and the military service.