The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal George Everett Coleman, Jr., (MCSN: 657072), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a member of Headquarters Battery, Fourth Battalion, Eleventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 4 December 1950. After advancing through an enemy ambush north of Hagaru-ri, Corporal Coleman observed a Marine attempting to recover an abandoned tractor and a 155-mm. howitzer from a ditch and immediately volunteered to assist in recovering the equipment although neither he nor the other Marine had any previous experience as tractor operators. With the road bank too steep to extricate the vehicle and the only route from which it could be removed at a point back toward the ambush area, he volunteered to ride the tractor as guard, taking a five gallon can of diesel fuel for use in another tractor which was out of fuel in the ambush area. By his daring initiative, inspiring courage and heroic efforts while under continuous enemy mortar, machine gun and small arms fire, Corporal Coleman contributed to saving both pieces of equipment for further operations against the enemy, thereby upholding the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.