The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant Howard Alexander Petty (ASN: RA-20837027), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company K, 3d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On 27 September 1950, in the vicinity of Uiryon, Korea, Sergeant Petty, under cover of a dense fog, led his advance guard squad in attack up a high hill. As the squad approached the crest of the hill the fog suddenly lifted revealing a large entrenched hostile force twenty-five yards to the front. Despite the heavy small arms fire, Sergeant Petty organized his men and led them in an assault on the enemy, overrunning the position and killing or wounding all enemy in sight. He was later mortally wounded. Sergeant Petty’s exemplary courage and notable soldierly ability reflect great credit upon himself and uphold the highest traditions of the Military Service of the United States.