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 [then Corporal] Aurius J. Mahue, Jr. (ASN: RA-11195062), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Medical Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 25 May 1951 in the vicinity of Inje, Korea. On that date Company L, to which Sergeant Mahue was attached as a medical aidman, was assaulting well defended enemy positions and had suffered numerous casualties. Under cover of an intense mortar concentration the enemy counterattack had forced the friendly unit to make a tactical withdrawal. During this act, many of the wounded men were left behind in the fire-swept area and in the path of the advancing hostile force. Noticing this, Sergeant Mahue, immediately and without thought for his own safety, returned over the hazardous terrain to the side of the wounded man and carried him to the safety of the company’s defensive perimeter where he administered first aid. He made repeated trips until all of the wounded men were safely evacuated and treated. The gallantry in action and devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant Mahue on this occasion reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.