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 [the Sergeant First Class] Robert J. Morley (ASN: RA-6580072), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 29th Regimental Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. When the battalion was withdrawing in the face of relentless counterattacks in the vicinity of Hadong, Korea, on 27 July 1950, Master Sergeant Morley elected to return to the former positions to assist with the evacuation of the wounded. Crossing the Nam River six timers under withering hostile fire, he evacuated seven wounded men and guided eighty stragglers to safety. Master Sergeant Morley then made two trips into the mountains behind enemy lines to search three villages, withdrawing to friendly lines only after the search had been completed. Master Sergeant Morley’s conspicuous courage, dauntless determination and outstanding devotion to his comrades are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.