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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    1st Marines

    Division:

    1st Marine Division (Rein.)

    Action Date:

    June 3, 1951

    Headquarters, X Corps, General Orders No. 177 (August 16, 1951)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Staff Sergeant Robert A. McCormick (MCSN: 509728), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with Company H, Third Battalion, First Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Saemol, Korea, on 3 June 1951. On that date, Sergeant McCormick, a Platoon Leader, repeatedly exposed himself to intense enemy fire to direct the movement and fire of his platoon in an assault on a strongly defended enemy position. Without regard for his personal safety, he led his unit across exposed terrain in a bayonet attack which routed the enemy and secured the objective. During the action, Sergeant McCormick was painfully wounded by grenade fragments, but continued t lead and encourage his men. When the position was secured, he worked rapidly to move sufficient ammunition into his position to insure the repulsion of an enemy counterattack. The gallantry, initiative, and high devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant McCormick on this occasion reflect great credit on himself and the military service.