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 Sergeant First Class Samuel Naples (ASN: RA-33411206), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving as a Tank Commander with Company B, 89th Medium Tank Battalion, 25th Infantry Division. Sergeant First Class Naples distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces near Haman, Korea, on 9 September 1950. Sergeant First Class Naples’ company was assigned a mission to take an infantry squad to eliminate some enemy suspected of being in a nearby village. Upon approaching the village he dismounted the infantry from the tank and sent them forward into the village. After waiting a short period he followed the infantry squad and found them pinned down by enemy fire. Returning to his tank, he obtained a carbine and some grenades. He then moved to the rear of a building from which the enemy was firing and threw a grenade in the window, killing one enemy. He then shot another with his carbine. He then proceeded to another house, from which the enemy was firing. He opened the door and received machine-gun fire from the inside and was wounded in the leg. With his carbine he shot and killed the enemy gunner. This sharp, heroic action of Sergeant Naples permitted the infantry squad to proceed through the village with Sergeant Naples, despite his serious leg wound, leading the way. In the ensuing action two more enemy were killed and six prisoners were captured. The extraordinary heroism displayed by Sergeant Naples on this occasion reflects great credit upon himself and upholds the highest traditions of the Military Service of the United States.