Jose Rosario-Lorenzana

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Jose Rosario-Lorenzana (0-2263390), Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with Company L, 3d Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. On 30 September 1951, L Company’s First Platoon was given the mission to capture and hold Hill 77, near Packsonk-tong, Korea. After informing his unit as to the plan of attack, Lieutenant Rosario-Lorenzana led the platoon forward until it had come within 30 yards of the enemy positions, at which time the desperately resisting enemy sufficiently increased their firepower to pin the unit down. Well aware of the acute danger of this immobile position, Lieutenant Rosario-Lorenzana unhesitatingly crawled aggressively forward and hurled grenades into the hostile entrenchments. His devastating barrage broke the hostile resistance and the enemy soldiers fled from their positions abandoning all equipment, thus permitting the platoon to take its objective. The dauntless courage and bold gallantry exhibited by Lieutenant Rosario-Lorenzana on this occasion reflect the highest credit upon himself and the military service.