The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant Henry J. Conlin (MCSN: 0-53541), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a Section Leader of Company E, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 5 July 1952. When enemy troops penetrated the outpost position forward of the main line of resistance during a night attack supported by artillery, mortar and heavy machine gun fire, Second Lieutenant Conlin aggressively led his men in repelling the assault with close-range grenade and small arms fire, personally accounting for two of the estimated twenty-eight enemy dead, and directed mortar and artillery fire in close support of the surrounding outpost, thereby preventing the enemy from reorganizing for a second assault. Informed that a portion of his position had been overrun, he immediately moved to the endangered area in the face of hostile fire and quickly reorganized his force, leading his Corpsman back over the exposed sector to care for the wounded. By his expert leadership, courageous initiative and selfless devotion to duty, Second Lieutenant Conlin served to inspire the men under his command and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.