The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant (Coast Artillery Corps) Bruce W. Faulkner (ASN: 0-2206412), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Battery B, 82d Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Self Propelled), 2d Infantry Division, in action in the vicinity of Chipyong-ni, Korea, on 14 February 1951. On that date, the platoon commanded by Lieutenant Faulkner was attached to a rifle battalion. During an enemy attack he remained in an exposed position and directed the fire of his weapons against enemy positions and in support of a counterattack. Upon completion of the counterattack, the infantry was moved elsewhere to meet another enemy assault. Lieutenant Faulkner noticed enemy movement and was subjected to enemy small arms fire from the area that the infantry had just vacated. He left half his gun crews to provide covering fire and led the other half into the area as riflemen. His aggressive action was responsible for the annihilation of 20 enemy, the capture of 10, and the security of the defensive perimeter. The gallantry displayed by Lieutenant Faulkner, without regard for his own life, was in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.