The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant Duane Lee Boll (MCSN: 1175905), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with Company I, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 8 and 9 April 1952. Learning that the leader of an ambushed patrol had failed to return from hostile territory, Sergeant Boll unhesitatingly volunteered as a member of a rescue party although keenly aware that the route lay through hazardous terrain infested by numerically superior enemy forces. When the body of the patrol leader was discovered, Sergeant Boll bravely exposed himself to intense hostile machine gun, mortar and small arms fire in an effort to locate a route to friendly lines and continued to search for a trail until he was mortally wounded by the enemy. By his outstanding courage, daring initiative and selfless devotion to the fulfillment of a vital task, Sergeant Boll served to inspire all who observed him and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.