The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Captain Alexander Foster Junker, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commander Military Sea Transportation Service, Western Pacific, from 5 June 1950 to 15 November 1951. Captain Junker resolutely overcame the many complex problems involved in transporting hundreds of thousands of troops and millions of tons of necessary equipment and supplies for the successful prosecution of the action in Korea. During the period between July 1950 and April 1951, his command delivered over 70 per cent of the total world-wide deliveries of the entire MSTS. He planned, established and supervised the many new units of his command, meeting the numerous and varied needs for shipping during the required sealift, including the vital amphibious operations at Inchon, Iwon, Wonsan, and Hungnam.