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 Herbert Joseph Etie (ASN: RA-25927670), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving as Platoon Sergeant in Company A, 1st Battalion, 32d Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Sergeant Etie distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Chg’u-dong, Korea, on 27 August 1951. On that date, Sergeant Etie was ordered to deploy his platoon along a strategic ridge to defend it against the fanatically determined hostile troops. Then men had just been positioned when the friendly perimeter was attacked by a numerically superior enemy force closely supported by heavy mortar and artillery fire. Because of the pressure of the overwhelming numbers of the enemy, the platoon began to become disorganized. Observing this, Sergeant Etie moved from man to man across the fire-swept terrain, encouraging them and directing their fire. When the enemy was on the point of overrunning the friendly positions, he gave the order for his men to fall back and he moved to the exposed ridge with an automatic-rifle in order to cover their withdrawal. Firing with deadly accuracy, Sergeant Etie inflicted numerous casualties among the enemy troops, effectively delaying them until his comrades had completed their withdrawal. Finally, with his ammunition expended, his position was overrun by hostile troops and he was mortally wounded. His courageous actions were responsible for saving the lives of many of his comrades. The extraordinary heroism displayed by Sergeant Etie on this occasion reflects the greatest credit on himself and is in keeping with the high traditions of the military service.