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 [then Recruit] Billy T. Bean (ASN: RA-15274893), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Battery B, 52d Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, in action on 16 July 1950 near Yongdong, Korea. The enemy was attacking the firing positions of the Battery at point blank range. Under intense mortar and small arms fire, Private Bean carried many rounds of ammunition to the howitzers, enabling them to fire at the enemy. He also carried ammunition to the machineguns which were defending the perimeter. Noticing that a group of his comrades had been wounded, Private Bean carried them across fire swept terrain to a defiladed position. There, in the absence of trained medical personnel, he rendered first aid to them. By his gallant deeds, Private Bean brought great credit to himself and the military service.