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 Second Lieutenant Robert M. Winter (MCSN: 0-42117), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with a Marine Tank Company of the First Provisional Marine Brigade (Reinforced), near Seoul, Korea on 23 September 1950. As Platoon Commander of a tank platoon in support of a Marine Infantry Battalion, Second Lieutenant Winter’s platoon was advancing along the main line of resistance when the lead tank stalled and blocked the forward movement of the remainder of his platoon. With a high degree of courage and skill, Second Lieutenant Winter immediately dismounted from his tank, and under intense enemy small arms and automatic weapons fire, with complete disregard for his own personal safety, attached a tow cable to the stalled tank. When the stalled tank failed to start with this assistance he promptly maneuvered it into such a position as to clear a path for the advance of the remaining tanks. When enemy fire destroyed tank communications, he proceeded on foot from tank to tank, directing fire and informing his tank commanders of plans for continuing the attack. Upon occasion when the infantry telephones on the rear of the tanks failed to function, he further exposed himself to enemy observation and fire by mounting the tank to contact the tank commander in the turret. His initiative, aggressive leadership and inspiration to his troops resulted in the prompt destruction of an anti-tank gun which was laying fire on the stalled tank, and decimation of enemy emplacements which were holding up the advance of the infantry, Second Lieutenant Winter’s heroic actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.