The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class James D. Moore, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Battery B, 21st Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Self Propelled), 25th Infantry Division, in action near Sanjong-ni, Korea, 2 April 1951. On the morning of 2 April 1951, while traveling a narrow valley north of Sanjong-ni, Korea, Private First Class Moore Moore’s half-track platoon was suddenly attacked by a well-concealed hostile element entrenched on the commanding slope. After his comrades had placed a machine gun in firing position, he voluntarily advanced to force the enemy to disclose their positions by drawing their fire to himself. Maneuvering stealthily to the flank, he suddenly attacked, taking the enemy by complete surprise. Thinking that they had been ambushed, the enemy fired a hasty volley, abandoned their emplacements, and fled in disorder over the hill. Private First Class Moore’s valorous action, without regard for his own life, was in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.