The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Antonio D. Sanders (MCSN: 305337), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Rocket Section Leader of Company F, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 27 November 1950. Occupying a portion of the company defense line during the hours of darkness when a large hostile force launched a violent attack on the position, employing devastating mortar, automatic weapons and small arms fire, Sergeant Sanders bravely continued the defense of his sector alone when all the other members of his section became casualties and, withstanding numerous enemy attempts to overrun the position, joined the company in a counterattack at dawn. Moving forward through intense hostile fire to pursue the enemy by fire, he observed a hostile mortar crew attempting to set up on a distant ridge line and, loading his rocket launcher, fired at extreme range, scoring a direct hit which killed the enemy crew members and demolished the mortar. By his valiant fighting spirit, exceptional skill and unswerving devotion to duty, Sergeant Sanders contributed materially to the success achieved by his company and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.