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 Jack A. Rogers (ASN: RA-18288696), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Tank Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 12 February 1951 in the vicinity of Hoengsong, Korea. On that date, Sergeant Rogers was in command of a tank which, with two other tanks and the regimental security platoon, was facing an enemy estimated to be at least 600 strong. The enemy was making signs of surrender and the leader of the security platoon was advancing toward the enemy when the latter called for the tanks and infantry platoon to surrender. Though almost encircled by that time, the tanks and infantry rapidly withdrew and opened fire on the enemy, during which action the security platoon leader fell seriously wounded. Seeing this, Sergeant Rogers, in defiance of the heavy opposition, moved his tank up to the wounded officer, leaped from the tank and made an effort to carry the wounded man to the tank. He had hardly picked up his wounded comrade when both of them were struck by hostile machine gun fire, which fatally wounded the officer and seriously wounded Sergeant Rogers. Though weakened by his own wound, he continued his efforts to drag the body of his dead comrade to his tank until the other tanks moved up, rescued him and carried him to safety. The gallantry and selfless devotion to his fallen comrade displayed by Sergeant Rogers at the risk of his own life reflect great credit upon himself and are in keeping with the high traditions of the military service.