The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant Robert R. Jackson (MCSN: 0-55327), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a Rifle Platoon Leader of Company B, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 1 January 1953. During a night raid on a strongly defended enemy position, Second Lieutenant Jackson skillfully maneuvered his men to the objective and succeeded in destroying a numerically superior enemy force before devastating enemy mortar barrages necessitated a withdrawal from the sector. Moving among his men to direct the evacuation of the wounded during the withdrawal, he repeatedly returned to the enemy trenches to assist the wounded to a position of comparative safety and, while carrying one of the casualties, was painfully wounded by fragments from an exploding enemy mortar shell. Despite the severity of his condition, he refused evacuation until assured that all his men were removed from the area. By his outstanding courage, gallant leadership and unwavering devotion to duty, Second Lieutenant Jackson served to inspire all who observed him and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.