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 Roy L. Pettigrew (ASN: US-53023061), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of the Medical Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 25 May 1951, in the vicinity of Amdol-tong, Korea. On that date Private Pettigrew was attached to a rifle company as an aidman. The company was engaged in a fierce firefight with enemy forces defending a hill. Hearing a cry for help from the forward slope of the hill, he unhesitatingly made his way through intense enemy small arms and mortar fire to the side of the wounded man and gave him first aid. Still under intense enemy fire, he then attempted to evacuate the wounded man, with the aid of a comrade. Private Pettigrew, seeing that the enemy were fast approaching him, turned and fought furiously while his comrade evacuated the wounded man. The gallantry in action displayed by Private Pettigrew reflects great credit upon himself and upholds the highest traditions of the Military Service of the United States.