The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal George F. Harter (MCSN: 1095182), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with Weapons Company, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 17 May 1951. When a numerically superior enemy force launched a fanatical attack while he was manning a position in the company defensive perimeter, Corporal Harter courageously exposed himself to a withering hail of enemy small arms and machine gun fire to fire accurate volleys with his rifle, killing or wounding many of the enemy who were attempting to overrun his sector. Later, after his squad was brought under heavy fire by an enemy machine gun, he and another member of the unit left their foxholes and fiercely assaulted the hostile emplacement, killing the crew and capturing the gun. By his outstanding courage, daring initiative and indomitable fighting spirit, Corporal Harter contributed materially to the successful repulse of the enemy attack and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.