The President of the United States of America, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Colonel (Infantry) William H. Spicer, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with the United States Military Advisory Group, Korea, deployed as Senior Advisor to the 9th Republic of Korea Infantry Division. Colonel Spicer distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Chorwon, Korea, on 10 October 1952. On that date, a vastly superior and fanatically hostile force had launched a series of violent attacks against the Ninth Republic of Korea Division with the intention of capturing hill 395 (White Horse Mountain), a key terrain feature dominating the Chorwon Valley. As senior advisor to the commanding general of the Ninth Republic of Korea Division, Colonel Spicer moved to the battle area to better evaluate the situation and to observe the counterattack being launched and joined the assaulting friendly forces to better observe the progress of the attack. Shortly thereafter he found that the numerically superior foe supported by massive artillery and mortar fire was causing the friendly forces to falter and stop short of their objective. Colonel Spicer, through his presence at the critical point in the battle, quickly sensed the need for aggressive leadership, which he immediately provided. By calmly disregarding his personal safety and moving freely among the soldiers in defiance of the heavy and accurate enemy fire, he rallied the weakened friendly forces and organized a new assault which drove through the enemy position, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing the objective. Continuing to expose himself to the heavy enemy fire, Colonel Spicer carefully and methodically directed the establishment of the new defensive positions and supervised the establishment of strong outposts, leaving the battle area only after he was sure that the friendly troops were thoroughly dug-in and prepared to withstand enemy counterattacks. The extraordinary heroism displayed by Colonel Spicer on this occasion reflects the greatest credit on himself and is in keeping with the high traditions of the military service.