The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major Jay W. Hubbard (MCSN: 0-17963), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a Pilot and Executive Officer of Marine Fighter Squadron THREE HUNDRED TWELVE (VMF-312), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 30 November 1951. Intercepting an urgent request from an airborne controller for a flight to attack hostile tanks and supplies on the east coast while leading an eight-plane strike against warehouses and tanks along the main enemy supply route south of Wonsan, Major Hubbard unhesitatingly obtained approval to divert from his original objective in the western sector of the battle zone and, realizing that prompt action would be necessary to effect destruction of these priority targets before they could be concealed, skillfully navigated to the designated area despite unfavorable weather and approaching darkness. Undeterred by intense hostile automatic weapons and small arms fire, he instructed his unit to remain at altitude and personally carried out a series of daring low-level reconnaissance runs over the area to ascertain the exact positions of the enemy tanks. Although the hostile troops had completed partial camouflage, he located the vehicles as well as numerous supply buildings, boldly maneuvered his flight into the most advantageous position and, throughout a period of an hour, led repeated napalm, bombing and strafing attacks, destroying ten tanks and fifteen buildings and exploding a store of ammunition. By his courageous leadership, outstanding ability as an airman and unswerving devotion to duty, Major Hubbard was directly instrumental in dealing a damaging blow to the enemy and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.