The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain James R. O’Moore (MCSN: 0-22545), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Pilot of a Helicopter in Marine Observation Squadron SIX (VMO-6), during a hazardous rescue mission in enemy-occupied territory near Chunchon, Korea, on 13 April 1951. Volunteering to fly sixty miles behind hostile lines to rescue a downed pilot positioned at extreme range of his helicopter, Captain O’Moore maneuvered his plane into mountainous terrain known to be infested with hostile troops and conducted a thorough but unsuccessful search for the missing aircraft. When he received a call of distress from a fighter pilot who was shot down while assisting in providing cover for the mission, he immediately flew to the location of the crashed plane and landed his aircraft. Discovering that the airman was dead, Captain O’Moore risked his life to transport the casualty to his helicopter in the face of continuous enemy fire and, after placing him on board, succeeded in returning him to a rear area. His skilled airmanship, personal courage and unselfish consideration for others reflect great credit upon Captain O’Moore and the United States Naval Service.