The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Lawrence Dale Moss (ASN: 0-2262077/RA-16227852), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Service Company, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in action on 20 July 1950 at Taejon, Korea. On the morning of 20 July 1950, the city of Taejon was infested with enemy snipers and tanks that had entered the city. Sergeant Moss took a reconnaissance patrol through one sector in the city and obtained vital information as to enemy positions. Upon his return to the Regimental Command Post he led a truck carrying wounded to the railway station which was then under heavy enemy fire. After his unit was ordered to withdraw from Taejon, Sergeant Moss was assigned the mission of leading a 2.36 rocket launcher team to knock out an enemy tank parked near the railway station that was preventing the withdrawal of his unit. While Sergeant Moss was approaching the tank he was fired on by an enemy machine gun. Sergeant Moss fired on the machine gun and put it out of action. He then fired on an enemy vehicle which was carrying ammunition for the tank and set it on fire. Having expended his ammunition he returned to the railway station where he secured more ammunition. He then returned to the tank which had proceeded further down the street and from a distance of fifty yards succeeded in setting it on fire. During this whole action he was subjected to heavy enemy fire. This act of conspicuous gallantry on the part of Sergeant Moss reflects the highest possible credit on himself and the military service.