Armand W. Pardy

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Armand W. Pardy (RA32253156), Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. On the afternoon of 10 June 1953, in the vicinity of Sagimak, Korea, Company F began an assault of enemy held Hill 412. Master Sergeant (then Sergeant First Class) Pardy was directing the fire of his two squads which were in support of the advancing assault units when he observed two friendly casualties lying in a shallow trench directly in front of an enemy cave. Sergeant Pardy, without regard for his personal safety, went forward to the aid of the critically wounded men. Nearing the trench, he dropped to the ground and crawled up a steep incline towards the men. As he was pulling one man out of the trench, automatic weapons fire, coming from within the cave, mortally wounded one of the casualties. Firing his carbine and with supporting fire from another member of the patrol, he quickly silenced the enemy gun, mortally wounding two of the foe. In his second attempt to evacuate the wounded, he again came under fire from the enemy position. He immediately threw a hand grenade into the cave, mortally wounding the three remaining enemy soldiers. Still exposed to machine gun and sniper fire, he dragged one casualty to cover. He then took a position and fired upon the enemy snipers while a medical aid man evacuated the second friendly casualty. Sergeant Pardy’s outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.