The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal Chester D. Salter (ASN: RA-17278280), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company E, 2d Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in action near Anju, Korea, on 5 November 1950. Corporal Salter’s company was attacked by an enemy force estimated at battalion strength and was ordered to withdraw to more tenable positions. During the fight, Corporal Salter’s automatic rifle jammed, rendering it mechanically useless. Although he was now unarmed, except for his trench knife, he moved to a comrade’s foxhole when he saw three of the enemy, armed with automatic weapons, approaching his comrade’s position. With utter disregard for his own safety, he rushed at the leading enemy soldier and choked him to death with his bare hands. Taking up the dead man’s weapon, he killed the second of the enemy soldiers while his comrade dispatched the third. He then continued to fight off the remainder of the advancing enemy as he withdrew to rejoin his company. Corporal Salter’s fearless actions reflect great credit on himself and the U.S. Infantry.