The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal David Scott Rozumniak (MCSN: 2042331), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Squad Leader with the First Platoon, Company D, First Battalion, Third Marines, THIRD Marine Division (Rein.), FMF, in connection with combat operations against insurgent communist (Viet Cong) forces in the Republic of Vietnam. On 27 May 1965, approximately nine miles southwest of DaNang, Corporal Rozumniak was in the lead elements of his unit engaged in the search of the village of La Chau when his unit was taken under a heavy volume of fire from concealed Communist Insurgent positions across the river at the village of An Trach. Corporal Rozumniak instantly deployed his men into the already prepared trench line on the north side of the river. He immediately and aggressively led his men forward to the point where the enemy fire was most concentrated, exposing himself constantly in an effort to locate targets for his squad. Upon noticing three of the insurgents moving to new firing positions he personally pursued them by fire and succeeded in killing two and wounding the third. He then directed his attached weapons and grenadier to neutralize the various insurgent strongpoints dug in on the south bank of the river. Corporal Rozumniak is also credited with spotting and sinking a raft capable of transporting up to thirty men at a time. This was obviously the vehicle utilized by the insurgents to cross the river when confronted with Marines. It was also Corporal Rozumniak who detected a Communist Insurgent dug in on the Marine side of the river and moved immediately to annihilate him by exposing himself to the full fury of the enemy’s fire in an attempt to dislodge the insurgent with fragmentation grenades. Corporal Rozumniak is credited with wounding this man. It should be noted that at least one insurgent platoon was engaged and at least 1,000 small arms rounds were exchanged by both sides in a fire fight of approximately one hour in length. The enemy fire was thought to be so intense and concentrated that friendly mortars were utilized to neutralize the enemy’s strongpoints. Corporal Rozumnik’s squad is credited with gaining fire superiority over a well prepared and well entrenched enemy. His aggressive and forceful leadership, coolness under fire, and spirited determination to press on and destroy the enemy was an inspiration to his entire platoon. Corporal Rozumniak set an example that was in the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.