The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant Howard Osborn Foor (MCSN: 0-49837), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a Platoon Commander of Company D, Second Battalion, First Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 20 September 1950. When the intermittent glare of an exploding ammunition truck, less than ten yards from his platoon’s position, revealed a large hostile force massing for a night assault, Second Lieutenant Foor courageously assembled and led his men in a counterattack which resulted in fierce hand-to-hand combat. Skillfully directing and encouraging his unit from a position at the head of the platoon, he was largely responsible for the killing of thirty of the enemy and for the complete rout of the remainder of the hostile troops. By his inspiring leadership, great personal valor and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of heavy odds, Second Lieutenant Foor upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.