The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Charles M. Kaylor (MCSN: 1109493), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with Weapons Company, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 28 November 1950. When his convoy was ambushed by a numerically superior hostile force while en route to Hagaru-ri, Private First Class Kaylor bravely exposed himself to intense enemy fire and fired his carbine into the face of the close-in attackers from his position in the rear of the leading truck during a daring attempt to run an enemy roadblock. Exhausting his supply of ammunition, he promptly commenced a hand-grenade attack against the hostile troops, boldly retrieving the enemy grenades which landed within the vehicle and throwing them out before they exploded. Although painfully wounded when the truck was rendered inoperative by hostile fire, he succeeded in inflicting numerous casualties on the enemy before he and the driver of the vehicle were captured by the hostile force. By his outstanding courage, aggressive fighting spirit and forceful initiative, Private First Class Kaylor was greatly instrumental in saving the life of a driver and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.