Malcom Lloyd Budd

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Malcom Lloyd Budd (655158), Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with Company B, First Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Provisional Marine Brigade (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, in action against enemy aggressor forces near the village of Changallon, Korea, on 13 August 1950. When his company was disengaging the enemy to move to another zone of action, Sergeant Budd saw a member of the rear guard fall wounded. Voluntarily and unhesitatingly, with complete disregard for his personal safety, Sergeant Budd crossed approximately fifty yards of terrain under heavy enemy machine-gun, mortar, and small-arms fire to rescue his fallen comrade. After he had lifted the stricken Marine to his shoulders, Sergeant Budd was wounded fatally by a concentration of hostile machine-gun fire.
General Headquarters Far East Command: General Orders No. 65 (November 23, 1950)