(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant James Edward Gill, United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with SEAL Team One, Detachment GOLF, from April 1967 to September 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam. Lieutenant Gill’s platoon received 90 percent casualties when a Viet Cong force ambushed their river patrol boat. Lieutenant Gill was wounded but he maintained suppressive fire and directed the boat from the kill zone to a safe area. While supervising the medical evacuation effort, Lieutenant Gill refused treatment of his own wounds until his men were cared for. Considering this to be his first time under fire, he conducted himself in a calm and professional manner. He later regrouped his platoon and led them on more than 30 long-range reconnaissance patrols in hostile territory. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, 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 Naval Service.