The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Herbert F. Roye (ASN: 0-128387), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea. On 28 July 1952, Colonel Roye volunteered to find a route by which badly needed supplies could be transported to an island outpost which had become isolated by the flooding of the Imjin River near Koyangdae, Korea. While attempting to skirt a mined area by swimming up the raging river that bordered it, one of the men accompanying Colonel Roye was swept away by the treacherous current. Disregarding his personal safety, Colonel Roye tried repeatedly to rescue the drowning man but, due to the swift current, the man was lost. Realizing the impossibility of negotiating the river, Colonel Roye led his relief party into the mined area. Although constantly subjected to intense enemy mortar and artillery fire, he cautiously felt his way across 200 yards of hazardous terrain, marking a cleared lane by using strips of cloth torn from his clothing. His courageous leadership was instrumental in clearing a path over which the friendly outpost could be re-supplied and casualties evacuated. Colonel Roye’s outstanding gallantry and untiring devotion to duty reflects the highest credit upon himself and the military service.