The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain Arnold L. Emils (MCSN: 0-20680), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Commanding Officer of Company C, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 2 October 1950. With his company driving forward in an assault against a high, barren ridge defended by deeply entrenched hostile forces, Captain Emils was quick to act when the enemy opened fire with small arms, machine guns and hand grenades as his company approached the summit of the ridge and, with casualties mounting and radio communications with his platoons severed under repeated counterattacks launched against his units, boldly rushed forward to personally conduct the assault. Finding his front line units disorganized and depleted by heavy casualties, he fearlessly maneuvered from position to position, skillfully organizing and directing his men to covered areas before calling for a friendly air strike against the fanatical attackers. Tying a bright red marker to a stick, he waved it back and forth along the ridgeline to mark his troops’ positions for friendly aircraft. Seriously wounded while standing exposed to enemy observation and fire, he refused evacuation until the emplacements had been partially neutralized by the strike, and then supervised his company in carrying out a brilliantly executed attack to destroy the remaining enemy. By his aggressive and determined leadership, daring combat tactics and inspiring courage in the face of tremendous odds, Captain Emils was directly instrumental in the seizure of his company’s assigned objective, and his heroic actions throughout were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.