The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Epifanio A. Rolando, Jr. (MCSN: 662699), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a member of a Provisional Rifle Platoon of Battery K, Fourth Battalion, Eleventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 29 November 1950. With his platoon assisting a Marine Infantry Company during the assault and seizure of a prominent terrain feature, Private First Class Rolando fought gallantly throughout the fierce engagement. When a machine gun, which had been captured by several platoon members, jammed while being employed against the enemy during ensuing counterattacks, and seven of the nine Marines protecting the gun were wounded, he voluntarily exposed himself to heavy enemy fire to move among hostile positions and secure critically needed ammunition for the weapon. On One occasion, he moved to an exposed fire-swept area and evacuated a wounded Marine. During four mass assaults by the enemy, he aided in driving them from the area with accurate rifle fire and hand grenades picked up from hostile positions and, with the assistance of two other Marines at the machine gun, annihilated an estimated enemy company. By his daring initiative, aggressive determination and bold actions in the face of heavy odds, Private First Class Rolando contributed materially to the successful repulse of the enemy, thereby upholding the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.