The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Jackson B. Walls (MCSN: 1307406), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Rifleman of Company H, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 27 October 1952. With his company engaged in an assault to retake a vitally important hill position, Private First Class Walls bravely charged up the steep slope in the face of intense hostile artillery and mortar fire to a vantage point and delivered devastating fire upon the enemy, thereby permitting his comrades to advance into the hostile trenches. Moving into the trenches, he vigorously led the fight to rid the sector of enemy soldiers, personally accounting for approximately twenty enemy dead and assisting in capturing two of the hostile soldiers. By his indomitable fighting spirit, courageous initiative and inspiring devotion to duty, Private First Class Walls contributed materially to the successful recapture of the position and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.