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 Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Sidney Crider Carpenter, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with the United States Military Advisory Group, Korea, deployed as Advisor to the 2d Republic of Korea Infantry Division. Lieutenant Colonel Carpenter distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy in the vicinity of Kumhwa, North Korea on 24 October 1952. On that morning, a friendly demolition team, attempting to assault and destroy a series of large enemy bunkers on a key terrain feature, was pinned down short of its goal by intense and prolonged hostile artillery and mortar fire. Ignoring the hazards involved, Colonel Carpenter left the safety of his observation post and crossed the fire-swept terrain to the point where the team was halted by enemy fire. Inspired by his presence, the friendly troops left their positions, rallied and followed Colonel Carpenter up the precipitous fire-swept slopes to the bunkers they were to destroy. Colonel Carpenter’s presence on the battlefield, his calm defiance of the enemy, cool initiative, and courageous leadership, at a critical time in the battle, inspired his men to maximum effort with the result that three key enemy bunkers were heavily damaged causing an irreparable breach in the enemy defenses. The extraordinary heroism exhibited by Lieutenant Colonel Carpenter on this occasion reflects great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.