The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant Lloyd J. Engelhardt (MCSN: 0-38231), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Pilot of a Helicopter in Marine Observation Squadron SIX (VMO-6) in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 3 and 5 October 1950. Undeterred by the personal danger involved in landing deep inside enemy territory during a voluntary mission on 3 October, First Lieutenant Engelhardt flew to the aid of a Marine fighter pilot who had been shot down approximately thirty miles behind hostile lines and, covered by fighter planes advising him of known enemy anti-aircraft positions while en route, successfully landed at the scene of the crash and picked up the downed airman. On 5 October, he volunteered to rescue a United States Air Force pilot and, effecting a landing under the same conditions as on the previous occasion, returned the flyer to a rear area. His outstanding courage and indomitable devotion to duty served to inspire all the members of his squadron and were contributing factors in saving the lives of both pilots. By his skilled airmanship and unselfish consideration of others, First Lieutenant Engelhardt upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.