The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major William M. Lundin (MCSN: 0-7998), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a Division Leader and Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Marine Fighter Squadron TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN (VMF-214), attached to the U.S.S. SICILY (CVE-118), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 30 August 1950. Assigned to seek and destroy the enemy troops holding up the advance of our ground forces, Major Lundin braved intense and accurate hostile fire to launch repeated runs at tree-top level and at dangerously low speed in order to pinpoint the enemy positions. Leading his division in daring attacks, he assisted in inflicting severe casualties on the hostile force, causing them to retreat, and, personally scored a direct hit with a 500 pound bomb on a vital mortar emplacement, thereby further aiding the continued advance of friendly forces. Later, he observed a friendly platoon, unaware of their immediate danger, moving toward a well-concealed and heavily concentrated enemy force and, ordering his flight to circle overhead, he executed several runs over the friendly troops and dived on the hostile positions at a sufficiently low altitude to blow away their camouflage with his propeller blasts. Undeterred by small arms fire which damaged his plane, he remained until our forces had taken cover and directed the other planes to make passes on the enemy until they started to retreat and the friendly forces were able to continue. His superb airmanship, quick initiative and aggressive devotion to duty reflect great credit upon Major Lundin and the United States Naval Service.