The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Hospitalman Vernon P. Ault (NSN: 3729214), United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a Corpsman attached to a Marine Infantry Company of the FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 29 September 1950. During an attack by his company Hospitalman Ault, acting as Company Corpsman, was painfully wounded in the leg and arm. Despite the severe pain and extreme loss of blood, he courageously continued to administer aid to the wounded while under intense enemy small arms and machine gun fire. He refused to be evacuated but continued to administer first aid until he collapsed from his extremely painful wounds and loss of blood and had to be carried to the aid station. Hospitalman Ault’s heroic actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.