The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant Tilton A. Anderson (MCSN: 0-50314), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a Rifle Platoon Commander of Company F, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), during operations against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 23 September 1950. Ordered to lead his twenty-two man platoon against a strongly defended hostile position, Second Lieutenant Anderson spearheaded the attack up the nearly vertical face of the ridge under heavy enemy fire and, upon reaching a covered ledge, directed and encouraged his men to assault enemy positions on top of the ridge. Seizing the objective following a closing hand-to-hand battle, he succeeded in holding the position despite heavy odds and, effectively deploying his remaining seven men, pursued the routed enemy until he was ordered to withdraw. An inspiring and determined leader, Second Lieutenant Anderson, by his coolness under fire and heroic efforts throughout, served as an inspiration to all who observed him and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.