The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal Daniel J. Sheridan (MCSN: 438802), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as an Automatic Rifleman of Company D, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 26 September 1950. Participating in a company attack against strong enemy positions in Seoul when his platoon suddenly came under a devastating hail of automatic weapons fire from well-concealed hostile gun emplacements, causing numerous casualties, including the platoon leader, Corporal Sheridan courageously assumed command of the disordered unit and, effecting a hasty reorganization of the squads, prepared for the evacuation of the wounded. When he discovered that the killing zone of hostile fire prohibited returning to the company over the only apparent route, he resolutely exposed himself to the withering fire to seek an alternate route and re-crossed the fire-swept area to lead his comrades back to rejoin the company. By his courageous leadership, initiative and indomitable devotion to duty, Corporal Sheridan served to inspire all who observed him and aided materially in the successful redeployment of the platoon, thereby upholding the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.