The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal Willis L. Carr (MCSN: 1138815), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Platoon Runner in Company C, First Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 2 June 1951. When his company was engaged in an attack against a strongly defended enemy hill position, Corporal Carr bravely made his way across the precipitous terrain approaching the object to relay all commands to the leaders of the squads operating on the flank. Although exposed to intense hostile fire, he coolly directed a section of the assault element and voluntarily joined in the final attack on the crest of the hill, personally killing two of the enemy before being wounded by the burst of a hostile mortar shell. By his exceptional courage, daring initiative and aggressive fighting spirit, Corporal Carr served to inspire all who observed him and contributed materially to the success of the company’s mission, thereby upholding the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.