The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Hospitalman Third Class Donald M. Boney, United States Naval Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a Medical Corpsman with a Marine Artillery Battery of the FIRST Marine Division (Rein.), FMF, in Korea, on 3 July 1951. Hospital Corpsman Third Class Boney displayed outstanding courage and devotion to duty when the battery was subjected to intense and accurate enemy artillery fire, causing many casualties. When he observed a wounded man lying in a gun pit, he courageously rushed across sixty yards of open ground, with shells bursting all around him, to reach his comrade and render first aid. While he was treating the wounded man, an enemy shell exploded beside him and he was himself seriously wounded, but continued steadfastly to aid his comrade despite the intense pain of his wounds. Refusing to seek medical aid, he then fearlessly continued to expose himself to the devastating enemy fire to render aid to ten other casualties, and directed their removal to covered positions, seeking aid for himself only after the enemy fire had ceased and all casualties had received treatment. Hospital Corpsman Third Class Boney’s great personal bravery and heroic actions were an inspiration to all who observed him, and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.