The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V” to Lieutenant, Junior Grade (MC) Leo T. Delaney (NSN: 0-497692), United States Navy, for heroic achievement in connection with operations against the enemy while serving with a Marine Infantry Battalion in Korea on 21 February 1951. Acting as Battalion Medical Officer, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Delaney displayed outstanding courage and professional ability in the performance of his duties. Fearlessly and with complete disregard for his personal safety exposing himself to devastating enemy automatic weapons and small arms fire, he moved to a forward slope to render aid to a wounded Marine, and then dragged him to safety. His coolness under fire and great personal bravery undoubtedly saved a life which would have been lost without prompt and skillful medical treatment. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Delaney’s heroic actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Bronze Star Medal to Lieutenant, Junior Grade (MC) Leo T. Delaney (NSN: 0-497692), United States Navy, for meritorious achievement in connection with operations against the enemy while serving as a Battalion Surgeon with a Marine Infantry Battalion in Korea from 10 to 12 June 1951. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Delaney, with great efficiency, maintained a forward aid station located in the immediate rear of the assault units even though this arrangement required moving though an intense bombardment from enemy artillery. On one occasion he commandeered a tank and directed it up the floor of a valley under heavy mortar fire to evacuate ten casualties from another unit while rendering first aid to the stretcher patients placed on top of the tank. Later in the evening and again the next day he led an evacuation party through a secluded valley on the flank of the battalion, without benefit of security, to contact large groups of wounded Marines who had become lost with the onset of darkness. His unstinting efforts during two days and a night, without sleep and in spite of personal danger, to insure treatment and evacuation of the critically wounded materially contributed to the high morale among the members of his battalion. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Delaney’s courageous actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.