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The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Sergeant Nils V. Ingemansson (MCSN: 859845), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving as a Squad Leader of Company I, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in the Republic of Korea on 6 and 7 September 1952. When his unit was attacked by numerically superior hostile forces while defending a combat outpost well in advance of the main line of resistance, Sergeant Ingemansson bravely took up a position on top of a bunker in the face of an intense hostile artillery and mortar barrage and delivered devastating fire upon the attackers to prevent the enemy from penetrating his sector of the perimeter, personally killing fifteen of the enemy with rifle fire and dispersing many others with hand grenades. A gallant and inspiring leader, he constantly aided and reassured the wounded during breaks in the fighting, distributed ammunition among his men and, throughout the night, encouraged the Marines in repelling the enemy. By his superb courage, valiant fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of great odds, Sergeant Ingemansson was directly instrumental in the successful defense of the entire position and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

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