The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant First Class Barney B. Rogers (ASN: RA-34521339), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company E, 2d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea. On 6 January 1952, elements of Company E were on a raiding patrol with the mission of contacting enemy positions near Kosansang, Korea, inflicting as much damage as possible, and then returning to friendly lines. As they neared their objective, the patrol was pinned down by a hail of hostile automatic-weapons fire coming from well concealed and well dispersed bunkers. Sergeant Rogers, squad leader of a machine-gun squad, immediately ordered his squad to maneuver around to the enemy’s flank. He then fearlessly charged through the intense hostile automatic-weapons, grenades, and small-arms fire, filling the large openings in the bunkers with a lethal spray of bullets and effectively silencing it. Soon the enemy had other sections of the company pinned down, but with devastating accuracy, Sergeant Rogers directed the fire from his machine-gun section into the small slots in the bunkers; completely neutralizing the hostile positions and enabling the Company to advance and successfully complete its mission. Sergeant Rogers’ gallant and courageous actions reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.