The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Infantry) Lucian King Truscott, III (ASN: 0-27519), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Commanding Officer of Company E, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 15 May 1951, in the vicinity of Tagol, Korea. On that day Captain Truscott was leading his company on a patrol to probe the enemy lines and locate the enemy strongpoints. As the company was crossing an open valley that offered no natural concealment, it was attacked by a numerically superior enemy force. Instantly the company became subjected to intense enemy automatic weapons, small arms and mortar fire. The volume of fire laid down by the enemy was murderous and the wicked cross fire of the enemy’s automatic weapons and machine guns kept the entire company pinned down. Aware of this situation Captain Truscott and two of his men moved out in an attempt to knock out one of the enemy machine guns in order to halt the enemy cross fire. By running across open ground they finally reached an advantageous point from which their weapons could destroy one of the enemy machine guns. With this enemy gun disabled the company had more freedom of movement thus enabling them to knock out one enemy mortar and another machine gun nest. Captain Truscott continuously exposed himself to the intense enemy fire to care for the wounded and direct the men to the spots where they were most needed. Captain Truscott’s gallantry in action, devotion to duty, courage and heroism reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.