The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V” to Sergeant [then Corporal] Seth S. Stevens (ASN: ER-46031545), United States Army, for heroic achievement during ground operations against a hostile force as a member of Company I, 3d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On 23 May 1951, a numerically superior enemy force attacked I Company’s positions on Hill 860 near Tokko-ri, Korea. After an intense firefight the sector of the perimeter, which was the focal point of the assault, suffered numerous casualties and threatened to give way, thus allowing the enemy to overrun the area. To lift the pressure on the weakened portion of the line, a squad of riflemen was dispatched to flank the enemy, but after moving out on its mission, it became pinned down by the withering hostile fire. Sergeant Stevens immediately and voluntarily exposed himself to the enemy fusillade to lay down a screen of fire and allow his squad to move on. Not until he had been wounded twice did he withdraw for medical attention. Sergeant Stevens’ vital contribution to his unit’s defense and his personal heroism reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.