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 Charles A. Pope (ASN: RA-18314754), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Headquarters Battery, 64th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On 22 September 1950, when he observed that one of his men had been seriously wounded during a hostile artillery barrage concentrated on the battery position near Muchon-ni, Korea, Master Sergeant Pope braved the heavy enemy fire to locate a medical aidman. When he learned that a forward observation post was ineffective, he made his way through a hail of enemy fire to establish a supplemental observation post on a hill nearby and continued to direct artillery fire from an exposed position despite the heavy hostile shelling. Master Sergeant Pope’s outstanding initiative, selfless devotion to his men and exemplary courage are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.