The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant Allen M. Dulles (MCSN: 0-53864), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a Platoon Commander of Company B, First Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 14 – 15 November 1952. With the forward outpost subjected to continuous hostile sniper fire, Second Lieutenant Dulles fearlessly moved out into the trenches with his squad leader in an effort to silence the guns. Refusing medical aid when he and his squad leader sustained painful wounds, he assisted in evacuating the wounded man and continued to engage the enemy at close range until he received further wounds when his weapon was shot from his hand. On the following day, in an attempt to bring accurate mortar fire onto the area in which the enemy snipers were located, he crawled out of the trench line and down the forward slope in the face of intense enemy fire and, locating the hostile position, effectively directed a mortar barrage to destroy it. Although painfully wounded a third time, he continued to direct the defense of the area until he fell unconscious from his wounds and was subsequently evacuated. By his aggressive fighting spirit, courageous initiative and gallant devotion to duty, Second Lieutenant Dulles served to inspire all who observed him and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.