The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Hospital Corpsman Third Class Daniel McNeil Gunn (NSN: 6886591), United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Corpsman with Headquarters and Service Company, First Battalion, First Marines, FIRST Marine Division, in Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, during Operation HASTINGS on 23 July 1966. While serving as a Platoon Corpsman attached to the First Platoon, Company C, Petty Officer Gunn was a member of the platoon column moving deep in enemy-controlled territory when it was ambushed by a North Vietnamese Company of an estimated 200 men firing machine guns and automatic weapons from concealed positions to the column’s front and flanks. With the platoon pinned down by heavy fire, he unhesitatingly moved from his covered position in order to render medical aid to several wounded Marines. Working feverishly in the face of the intense fire, he moved from one wounded man to the next until, while treating his eighth casualty, he, himself, was critically wounded from a burst of machine-gun fire. By his courageous actions and selfless devotion to duty in the face of great personal risk, Petty Officer Gunn enabled eight Marines to receive prompt medical aid at an extremely critical moment. His heroic efforts were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.