The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal Donald L. Schupp, United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with Headquarters Battery, Fourth Battalion, Eleventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 4 December 1950. Serving as a jeep driver, Corporal Schupp was driving a lead vehicle in a convoy of tractors and howitzers proceeding under continuous enemy attack from Yudam-ni to Hagaru-ri when the column was halted by road block manned by a numerically superior force. With the column forced to remain in its position because the tractor prime movers were in need of fuel, Corporal Schupp unhesitatingly volunteered to accompany an officer in an attempt to run the gauntlet of fire to obtain aid from the perimeter at Hagaru-ri. Although suffering from exhaustion and crippling frostbite, he skillfully maneuvered his vehicle across a blown-out bridge and over icy roads through fire-swept territory swarming with the enemy into Hagaru-ri. Through his courageous efforts, fuel and aid were dispatched to the beleaguered column. Corporal Schupp’s daring initiative and inspiring efforts were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.