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 Carroll W. Young (ASN: RA-11206505), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company B, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 17 May 1951, in the vicinity of Panmegi-ri, Korea. On that date, Corporal Young’s squad was under heavy attack and was ordered to withdraw. When the squad reached its new position, it was noted that two men had been left behind. Corporal Young, though wounded, unhesitantly volunteered to return to the original positions, which by then had been overrun by the enemy, to get the men out. Fighting his way back fiercely, Corporal Young killed nine or ten enemy soldiers before reaching the old position. He then located the two men, and, encouraging them, led then safely through the intense hostile fire to the new squad positions, before he himself submitted to medical treatment of his own wounds. The gallantry and inspiring devotion to his comrades displayed by Corporal Young reflect great credit upon himself and uphold the highest traditions of the Military Service of the United States.