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 [then Private First Class] William E. Titlow (ASN: RA-34281741), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company E, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On 25 July 1950, near Hwanggan, Korea, Corporal Titlow observed the enemy emplacing a machine gun some 300 yards to his front. Immediately he obtained a rocket launcher and started to move into a better firing position when the enemy opened fire on him. He then crawled 75 yards to a vantage point from which with one round he neutralized the enemy gun. Although fire from other hostile weapons continued directly on his position, he fired two more rounds and completely silenced the enemy action. Corporal Titlow’s gallant initiative and determination to overcome the enemy reflect great credit upon himself and uphold the highest traditions of the United States Army.