The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant Richard A. Primrose (MCSN: 0-46343), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a Platoon Commander of Company D, First Tank Battalion, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces at Seoul, Korea, on 30 September 1950. When his platoon was dispatched forward to reinforce an infantry platoon that had been cut off while supporting an infantry battalion attack, First Lieutenant Primrose proceeded forward along a road which was covered by enemy small arms and machine gun fire and mined to a depth of approximately a hundred yards. Unable to obtain help to remove the mines, he voluntarily exposed himself to enemy observation and the intense fire to clear a path through the field and, single-handedly pulling out ten mines with a rope, detonated two and destroyed the others with machine gun fire from his tank, thus permitting his platoon to advance. Continuing his valiant efforts, he directed the fire of his lead tank in knocking out two hostile machine guns and in killing approximately twenty of the enemy and subsequently moved his platoon forward to support the successful withdrawal of the stricken platoon. By his daring leadership, coolness under fire and staunch devotion to duty, First Lieutenant Primrose served as an inspiration to all who observed him and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.