The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Sergeant First Class William Samuel Sitman (ASN: 33571970), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against an armed enemy of the United Nations. Sergeant First Class Sitman, a machinegun section leader of Company M, 1st Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, was attached to Company I, under attack by a numerically superior hostile force. During the encounter when an enemy grenade knocked out his machinegun, a squad from Company I, immediately emplaced a light machinegun and Sergeant First Class Sitman and his men remained to provide security for the crew. In the ensuing action, the enemy lobbed a grenade into the position and Sergeant First Class Sitman, fully aware of the odds against him, selflessly threw himself on it, absorbing the full force of the explosion with his body. Although mortally wounded in this fearless display of valor, his intrepid act saved five men from death or serious injury, and enabled them to continue inflicting withering fire on the ruthless foe throughout the attack. Sergeant First Class Sitman’s noble self-sacrifice and consummate devotion to duty reflect lasting glory on himself and uphold the honored traditions of the military service.