The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Eugene B. McCammon (MCSN: 1118867), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a member of an Engineer Squad of Company D, First Engineer Battalion, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 30 November 1950. When a Corpsman needed assistance in removing a critically wounded Marine to an aid station for further medical attention during an attack by numerically superior hostile forces against the infantry regiment to which he was attached in the vicinity of Yudam-ni, Private First Class McCammon voluntarily helped carry the stricken man back through the enemy-infested lines under small arms, mortar and machine gun fire. Pinned down by the intense barrage upon reaching a position at the bottom of the hill, he made a valiant attempt to break away from cover to seek further aid, but was driven back. Persisting in his efforts, he left the position, proceeded through the enemy’s lines and, despite serious wounds sustained in the hands and arms, succeeded in advancing through the area and in gaining help for the trapped men. By his daring initiative, bold and determined actions and extraordinary heroism in the face of heavy odds, Private First Class McCammon was directly instrumental in saving the lives of his two comrades and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.