The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain Henry D. Menzies (MCSN: 0-23941), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Command Pilot of an R4D Transport Plane in Headquarters Squadron, FIRST Marine Aircraft Wing, in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korean Area from 1 to 7 December 1950. Although thousands of hostile troops were concentrated around the airfield at Hagaru-ri and additional thousands were entrenched within two hundred yards of the strip at Koto-ri, Captain Menzies effected skillful landings at both of these extremely small and hastily constructed airstrips. Braving hostile small arms fire and immediate attacks from enemy aircraft on each occasion, he successfully delivered twelve loads of urgently needed ammunition, food and medical supplies to the FIRST Marine Division and other elements of the TENTH Army Corps which were surrounded by overwhelming hostile forces in the Chosin Reservoir area. Despite the hazards involved, he took off each time with his plane dangerously overloaded with sick, wounded and frost-bitten comrades and delivered them safe to a rear area. His skilled airmanship, cool daring and gallant devotion to duty throughout this period reflect great credit upon Captain Menzies and the United States Naval Service.