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 Captain Bruce F. Williams (MCSN: 0-16592), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Commanding Officer of Company B, First Tank Battalion, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 29 November 1950. Captain Williams was assigned the mission of escorting the rear elements of a motor convoy. When the road became blocked with stalled vehicles, and he had been ordered to return to the starting point, he quickly made an estimate of the situation and personally directed the extremely difficult maneuver of burning the remaining vehicles of the convoy. Ordering the rear-most tank to cover the withdrawal of the convoy, he directed the recovery of Marine casualties, and fearlessly exposing himself to enemy fire, moved among the positions recently occupied by members of his convoy to insure that all casualties were recovered. When the leading tank of the return group became inoperative and blocked the road, he organized and directed a perimeter defense around the convoy and from his tank called down and adjusted friendly artillery fire inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. Working throughout the remainder of the night, he supervised the cleaning of the road and successfully reached his destination. His display of leadership and actions were an inspiration to all members of the convoy and contributed materially to the successful return of the convoy to its starting point. Captain Williams heroic actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.