Lloyd B. Howell

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal (posthumously) to Private Lloyd B. Howell, US53148463, Infantry, Company I, 27th Infantry, United States Army. On the morning of 30 June 1953 at about 0030 hours, Private Howell was a member of an ambush patrol of fifteen men which was sent out to an area near Chiumdong-ni, Korea. The patrol was fired on by the enemy from the left rear. The support group was called in to reenforce the assault group. Private Howell arrived in time to assist in repelling the enemy attack. He was then placed in position to provide rear security. When the assault group was ordered to charge a hill, which was occupied by approximately ten enemy soldiers, Private Howell volunteered to take part in the assault even though he had to move through a rain of small arms fire in order to reach the assault group which had already been formed. Leaving his position of comparative safety and exposing himself to the full intensity of enemy fire, Private Howell moved out to join the assault group. As he did so, he was hit three times in the head by enemy automatic fire and was mortally wounded. The outstanding courage and devotion to duty exemplified by Private Howell reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.