The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Max K. Reynolds (MCSN: 1044736), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Platoon Sergeant of Company F, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 10 July 1953. With his platoon assigned the extremely dangerous and hazardous mission of assaulting a forward outpost that had been previously overrun by the enemy, Sergeant Reynolds placed himself near the point of the assaulting force and led his men forward to the hostile position. Assigned command of the platoon when the commander was severely wounded, he gallantly continued to advance and skillfully directed fire upon the enemy. Although painfully wounded, he refused medical aid to remain with his men and direct their fire, and then personally checked the hill to ascertain that all casualties had been evacuated. Aware that his unit was outnumbered by the overwhelming enemy force, he effectively supervised an orderly withdrawal and refused medical treatment until all other wounded had been aided. By his skilled leadership, aggressiveness and marked courage, Sergeant Reynolds contributed materially to the infliction of numerous casualties on the enemy force and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.