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 Master Sergeant Ned Lyle, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division. Master Sergeant Lyle distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Mundung-ni, Korea, on 26 August 1951. On that date, Company F was subjected to a devastating barrage of enemy mortar and artillery fire and was forced to begin a limited withdrawal. In this action two platoon leaders became casualties and Sergeant Lyle promptly took charge of both platoons. He rapidly reorganized the men in order to meet the oncoming enemy who now began to subject them to a heavy volume of fire. When the close proximity of the numerically superior hostile troops threatened the small friendly force with annihilation, Sergeant Lyle, with utter disregard for his personal safety, exposed himself to the enemy fire in order to draw it away from the wounded. After personally carrying several casualties to cover, he then stationed himself in such a manner as to slow the enemy advance while his men sought more tenable positions. Pouring a deadly accurate fire into the ranks of the attacking troops, Sergeant Lyle successfully delayed them. Upon observing that the fire from an enemy machine-gun emplacement further endangered his comrades, Sergeant Lyle, with fixed bayonet, single-handedly charged the position. This bold action so unnerved the enemy that they abandoned the emplacement. Seizing the captured weapon, Sergeant Lyle turned it on the enemy troops and inflicted such heavy casualties among them that their assault became disorganized. Upon returning to his men, he regrouped them and led them in a fierce counterattack. In the assault which followed, the friendly troops were so inspired by Sergeant Lyle’s personal example of fearlessness that they repulsed the enemy with heavy casualties and regained their lost positions. The extraordinary heroism displayed by Master Sergeant Lyle on this occasion reflects the greatest credit on himself and is in keeping with the high traditions of the military service.