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 First Lieutenant (Coast Artillery Corps) James H. Tyree (ASN: 0-1053404), United States Army, for heroic achievement as a member of Battery B, 82d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (Self Propelled), 2d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 28 May 1951 in the vicinity of Kwangtan-ni, Korea. In the morning hours of that date he was moving with a battery of antiaircraft firing vehicles when a call came requesting fire from his vehicles on a hill where the enemy had mortar and small arms emplacements from which he was firing upon the artillery units in the valley. He moved two firing vehicles forward to a more advantageous position. With complete disregard for his own safety, he moved into a position that was subject to direct small arms fire so that he could better direct the fire of his weapons. Through his actions the vehicles were able to destroy the enemy pill boxes and to kill 23 enemy, thereby reducing the threat to the field artillery positions in the valley below. The heroism demonstrated by Lieutenant Tyree reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.