The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Lloyd E. Arne (MCSN: 644838), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Squad Leader of Company A, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 8 March 1951. When his squad was pinned down by a devastating hail of enemy fire during an assault on well-camouflaged and heavily entrenched positions, Sergeant Arne unhesitatingly moved forward and, joined by another Marine, launched a daring charge toward the enemy bunker. Although painfully wounded by the intense hostile grenade and automatic weapons fire, he reached the bunker and hurled hand grenades through the embrasure, killing the occupants and silencing the fire. Only after the entire objective had been cleared and his squad reorganized would he accept medical attention. By his outstanding courage, daring initiative and aggressive fighting spirit, Sergeant Arne was directly instrumental in the seizure of the objective and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.