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 Corporal James B. Robinson, Jr. (ASN: US-54001859), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, near Kumsong, Korea, on 20 October 1951. His company, situated in defensive positions on a hill, was subjected to an intense enemy mortar barrage. Corporal Robinson, Squad Leader, saw one of his men get wounded by shrapnel. With complete disregard for his own welfare, he left his position of relative safety and made his way forward and dragged the soldier 20 yards, still subjected to enemy fire, to his own foxhole. He had just placed his wounded comrade safely in the emplacement when a mortar round exploded nearby and mortally wounded him. Corporal Robinson’s courageous action and self-sacrificing devotion to a wounded comrade undoubtedly saved a life which would otherwise have been lost and reflect the highest credit on himself and the United States Infantry.