The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Master Sergeant Roy T. Gordon (ASN: RA-20717114), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company B, 2d Engineer Combat Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 27 November 1950, in the vicinity of Kujang-dong, Korea. On that date he was the First Sergeant of a company of combat engineers who were on a hill forward of other friendly forces with the mission of defending the hill against the enemy. This hill gave a commanding view of the approach road leading from the north. Although one of the platoons was overrun and several men were killed by the superior numbers of the enemy, Sergeant Gordon assisted the company commander in reestablishing the line of defense by personally exposing himself and encouraging other men of the unit to hold, thus preventing the enemy from overrunning both this company and a company to the rear. Sergeant Gordon’s inspiring leadership and fearless conduct under fire gave his men an example of courage that enabled them to repulse the fierce enemy attack for nearly seven hours until his company’s ammunition supply was nearly exhausted. When this happened Sergeant Gordon assisted the company commander in directing the withdrawal of the company to another area. Here his unit acted as a rearguard for the successful withdrawal of the other unit. He assisted in organizing the company and withdrawing them through a virtual hail of enemy fire across the frozen Chongchon River. The enemy followed and fired at the company across the river. Later he assisted in the rescue of three wounded men of his company who had been left behind in the withdrawal. The gallantry displayed by Sergeant Gordon reflects great credit upon himself and upholds the highest traditions of the Military Service of the United States.