The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Chaplain’s Corps) James Wilver Conner (ASN: 0-960904), United States Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as a Chaplain with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, in action near Hill 1221 in North Korea, from 27 to 28 November 1950. Chaplain Conner was with the 3d Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, on the night of November 27 – 28 when the Chinese attacked their position. He was wounded early in the battle, but he continued to minister to his men. The 31st Regiment attempted a breakout on 2 December and came under heavy fire, and the convoy was stalled. Chaplain Conner was part of a small patrol that fought through the entrapment on that day, fighting to the top of Hill 1221. Now only a few miles from safety, at dusk, he turned back to see the Chinese were about to overtake the stalled convoy with the wounded and dead. He ran back down the hill to the convoy, never to be seen again. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Chaplain Conner, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.