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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Samuel Edgar Daniel (ASN: 0-1919423), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving as Platoon Leader in an Infantry Company of the 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Second Lieutenant Daniel distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Sokkogae, Korea, on the afternoon of 8 July 1953. On that date, Lieutenant Daniel was the leader of a platoon that was pinned down by machine-gun fire while counter-attacking a vital outpost. With complete disregard for his own safety, Lieutenant Daniel assaulted the enemy gun position alone, killed the crew and silenced the weapon. Again braving the intense barrage, he proceeded forward, using his carbine and grenades with great effectiveness, and destroyed a hostile bunker. Although wounded in the action, Lieutenant Daniel led the advance of his platoon until it was forced to withdraw to the cover of trenches by a lack ammunition. Noticing a wounded man lying in an exposed position, Lieutenant Daniel courageously ignored the heavy small-arms and grenade fire, crawled to within a few yards of enemy emplacements and dragged the injured infantryman to safety. Although unable to walk, Lieutenant Daniel then directed his comrades in establishing defensive positions and refused to be evacuated until other more seriously wounded men had been withdrawn. The extraordinary heroism displayed by Second Lieutenant Daniel on this occasion reflects the greatest credit on himself and is in keeping with the high traditions of the military service.