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 Stephen Albert Condon (ASN: RA-37518416), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving as a Squad Leader in a platoon of Company F, 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment (Infantry), 1st Cavalry Division. Sergeant Condon distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Pyongyang, Korea, on 19 October 1950. On that date, Company F had the mission of enveloping and destroying hostile positions in the city of Pyongyang. As the lead squad, of which Sergeant Condon was leader, moved a short distance into the city, it encountered withering short-range fire from an enemy machine gun. Realizing that his squad was in imminent danger of annihilation unless the weapon was silenced, Sergeant Condon single-handedly charged the hostile emplacement and succeeded in destroying the machine-gun. While attempting to return to his squad, he was killed by a burst of small-arms fire. The extraordinary heroism displayed by Sergeant Condon on this occasion reflects the greatest credit on himself and is in keeping with the high traditions of the military service.