The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) George T. Sines (ASN: 0-1688671), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Battery A, 37th Field Artillery Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy during the period 20 to 25 April 1951, in Korea. During that period he was attached to an infantry unit, as a forward observer for a battery of artillery which had the mission of supporting the infantry unit. When the attacking friendly unit was advancing toward a battalion objective, it was suddenly subjected to murderous cross fire from enemy automatic weapons. In spite of this he remained in his exposed position in order to direct deadly accurate artillery fire on the enemy positions. So effective was the fire thus directed that the enemy positions were quickly neutralized, allowing the attacking unit to advance and secure its objective with a minimum of casualties. When the enemy mounted a fanatical “banzai” attack on the company perimeter, Lieutenant Sines again deliberately exposed himself to intense enemy fire, in order to advance to a point of vantage to bring neutralizing fire on the attacking enemy. He remained in his exposed position, calling artillery concentrations on the enemy force, which prevented enemy reinforcements and inflicted heavy casualties on the hostile force. On another occasion Lieutenant Sines observed approximately a battalion of enemy assembling in a valley, and again his accurate fire direction brought a thunderous artillery barrage down on the enemy force, completely annihilating it, and resulting in approximately 1,000 enemy casualties. The gallant conduct and superior tactical knowledge of Lieutenant Sines were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.