Navy Federal Credit Union

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 First Class John Floyd Little (ASN: RA-6662835), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Sergeant First Class Little distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Yechon, Korea, on 19 July 1950. While leading a motorized patrol of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon, Sergeant First Class Little discovered the presence of approximately fifty enemy troops. He immediately signaled the danger, dismounted, and at close range engaged the enemy in a fire-fight from an exposed position in a small ditch approximately fifteen yards away. Meanwhile, his comrades took cover in a small building nearby. Although under intense fire from enemy small-arms and automatic weapons, Sergeant Little, from his exposed position, coolly directed his men into position to wipe out the enemy strongpoint. By diverting to himself the fire and attention of the enemy, and with the deadly accurate fire of his own weapon, he successfully covered the deployment of his patrol. He then adjusted mortar fire on the enemy position. Under his skillful direction the patrol was able to rout the enemy, inflict heavy losses, and capture much valuable enemy equipment. In this heroic action Sergeant Little was mortally wounded by a burst of fire from an enemy machine-gun. The extraordinary heroism and fearless leadership displayed by Sergeant Little on this occasion reflects great credit upon himself and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.

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