The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Master Sergeant [then Sergeant First Class] James L. Menshouse (ASN: US-52001925), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company E, 2d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea. On 23 November 1951, during an incessant shelling by hostile artillery in the vicinity of Kowang-ni, Korea, Sergeant Menshouse continually checked his men and their positions as bunker after bunker was hit by the heaviest of artillery concentrations. Arriving at the weapons platoon outpost, he found one of the recoilless rifles damaged and its crew wounded, and with no medical aid men immediately available, he unhesitatingly aided in the evacuation of the wounded. Despite the fact that the enemy had the outpost zeroed in; he courageously continued to maintain this position and call mortar fire on the hostile positions. Receiving an order to withdraw, he destroyed all weapons that could not be removed, to prevent capture by the enemy. Nearing positions of safety, he heard a cry for help and disregarding the intense small arms fire from the top of a nearby hill, he retraced his steps to find the wounded comrade. While carrying the wounded man down the hill, he was hit in the knee by an artillery shell fragment but ignoring the painful injury, he succeeded in removing the wounded man to a place of safety, where first aid could be rendered. Sergeant Menshouse’s gallantry and initiative reflects the highest credit upon himself and the military service.