The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class James R. Anderson (MCSN: 1102885), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Rifleman of Company A, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), during action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 6 March 1951. With his platoon engaged in attacking a series of heavily fortified enemy positions, Private First Class Anderson braved devastating hostile fire to initiate a daring one-man assault against a bunker, single-handedly killing its occupants and destroying a machine gun which had been delaying his unit’s advance. Aggressively continuing the attack in the approaching darkness, he spearheaded a bayonet charge against an enemy strong point, permitting his platoon to advance, annihilate a numerically superior enemy force and seize the strategic ground. By his outstanding initiative, courage and unwavering devotion to duty, Private First Class Anderson served to inspire all who observed him and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.