The President of the United States of America, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Sergeant Man Su Kim, Army of the Republic of Korea, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with the Ninth Company, 29th Regiment, Ninth (Republic of Korea) Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces at Chorwon, Korea, on 12 October 1952. While participating in a counterattack on strongly held enemy positions, Sergeant Kim’s unit was pinned down by intense hostile artillery and automatic-weapons fire from commanding positions located on Hill 395. Despite the hail of enemy fire, Sergeant Kim voluntarily moved forward. Armed with a supply of grenades and his automatic weapon, he charged up the hill to the machine-gun bunker and successfully silenced the weapon. Although seriously wounded during this action, he immediately hurled his last grenade into an enemy position, eliminating additional hostile soldiers. He continuously shouted words of encouragement to his men, urging them forward to the successful attainment of their assigned mission. The extraordinary heroism and selfless devotion to duty exhibited by Sergeant Kim reflect great credit on himself and the Republic of Korea Army.