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 (Infantry) Jose Rosario-Lorenzana (ASN: 0-2263390), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company L, 3d Battalion, 65th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On 30 September 1951, L Company’s First Platoon was given the mission to capture and hold Hill 77, near Packsonk-tong, Korea. After informing his unit as to the plan of attack, Lieutenant Rosario-Lorenzana led the platoon forward until it had come within 30 yards of the enemy positions, at which time the desperately resisting enemy sufficiently increased their firepower to pin the unit down. Well aware of the acute danger of this immobile position, Lieutenant Rosario-Lorenzana unhesitatingly crawled aggressively forward and hurled grenades into the hostile entrenchments. His devastating barrage broke the hostile resistance and the enemy soldiers fled from their positions abandoning all equipment, thus permitting the platoon to take its objective. The dauntless courage and bold gallantry exhibited by Lieutenant Rosario-Lorenzana on this occasion reflects the highest credit upon himself and the military service.