The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class William C. Miller, Jr. (ASN: RA-10732047), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On 23 March 1951, near Uijongbu, Korea, in the final assault on Hill 155, Private Miller, although an ammunition bearer in the weapons squad, voluntarily joined the assault wave of the third platoon. Courageously he charged for fifty yards through a deadly hail of enemy grenades and rifle fire and was the first man in the platoon to reach the crest of the hill. Upon reaching the ridge, he was immediately fired on from close range by two automatic riflemen on the reverse slope. Private Miller rapidly hurled four grenades at the enemy causing them to abandon their weapons and flee. Following and firing his rifle, he killed three of the enemy and captured both enemy automatic weapons. The outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty displayed by Private Miller reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.