Carlos Bonet-Morales

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Carlos Bonet-Morales (ER30423990), Sergeant, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Medical Aidman attached to Company C, 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. On 3 June 1951, near Songbong-ni, Korea, while attacking well-defended enemy emplacements Sergeant Bonet-Morales unhesitatingly braved an intense barrage of hostile fire to render valuable medical assistance to his stricken comrades. After evacuating two infantrymen to a covered position, he again voluntarily exposed himself to administer life-saving plasma to a severely wounded soldier and, while thus engaged, was mortally wounded by shell fragments. Sergeant Bonet-Morales’ gallantry, fearlessness, and genuine concern for the welfare of his fellow soldiers reflect the highest credit upon himself and the military service.