The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant Richard L. Dively (MCSN: 0-46100), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Executive Officer of Company E, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), during action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 5 March 1951. When approximately 30 of the enemy attempted to infiltrate the company position during a heavy snow storm, throwing hand grenades and laying down small-arms fire, First Lieutenant Dively, hearing the cries of Marines wounded by the stealthy enemy, rushed from the command post to investigate the situation, and although immediately subjected to intense hostile fire, moved forward over the treacherous ice-covered terrain until he located a group of the enemy hiding behind a large boulder. Killing the nest of infiltrators with a burst from his sub-machine gun, he continued along the icy ridge to seek out the enemy and, despite constant automatic-weapons and hand grenade fire, succeeded in killing many others, borrowing a rifle when his sub-machine gun failed to operate. By his aggressive fighting spirit, daring initiative and valiant actions in the face of grave danger, First Lieutenant Dively aided immeasurably in routing the enemy from the position and served to inspire all who observed him, thereby upholding the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.