The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel Wilbur F. Meyerhoff (MCSN: 0-6522), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Commanding Officer of the Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea from 2 to 7 April 1951. Assigned the mission of attacking northward from Chunchon to the “Kansas Line,” Lieutenant Colonel Meyerhoff constantly exposed himself to hostile fire to lead and deploy his companies in the attack over extremely rugged terrain and, although forced to move all supplies overland on foot, rapidly approached his objective despite determined enemy resistance. Calling in tanks to support the action, he bravely made his way forward into a shallow valley in the face of intense hostile small arms, mortar and automatic weapons fire to reach a position from which he could effectively observe and direct the attack. Undeterred by the bursts of enemy shells all around him, he skillfully organized a tank-infantry team and led the group in a final assault which secured the objective and inflicted heavy casualties on the hostile forces defending the position. By his outstanding courage, inspiring leadership and unswerving devotion to the fulfillment of a vital mission, Lieutenant Colonel Meyerhoff contributed immeasurably to the success achieved by the regiment and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.