The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers), [then Second Lieutenant] James Wilson (ASN: 0-1688511), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of the 77th Engineer Combat Company, 25th Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. An attack by an infantry battalion in the vicinity of Sangju, Korea, on 27 July 1950, was halted when the unit encountered a large mine field. Although the field was covered by withering hostile crossfire, Lieutenant Wilson unhesitatingly offered to assist in clearing a path. Working under direct enemy observation and fire, he performed the dangerous task until he was seriously wounded. Lieutenant Wilson’s indomitable courage and valorous enabled the infantry to resume the attack and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Corps of Engineers.