The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Hospital Corpsman First Class James Hazelton (NSN: 3293263), United States Navy, for gallantry in action while serving as a Medical Corpsman attached to the Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea by rescuing two wounded men from an area covered by heavy enemy fire on the morning of 15 September 1950, on the Inchon side of Green Beach of Wolmi-do Island. The enemy was well entrenched in two pillboxes and had the company pinned down by rifle and grenade fire. The Marine riflemen were forced to take cover at the rear of the two pillboxes. Word was received at the aid station that there were two wounded Marines lying between the pillboxes. Hospital Corpsman First Class Hazleton, with complete disregard for his personal safety dashed across an exposed line of fire and dived into the hole where the wounded men were. The enemy fired on him repeatedly and threw grenades in his direction. After aiding the wounded, one of whom was bleeding copiously, he returned grenade fire to the mouth of one pillbox, in an attempt to clear a path for evacuation. Hospital Corpsman First Class Hazelton crawled over the brink, dragging one of the wounded with him and then returned under fire with a litter to remove the second man. This display of gallantry reflects great credit upon himself and upon the United States Naval Service.