PAUL N. McCLOSKEY,JR. Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps: For extraordinary heroism as commander of a rifle platoon in Company C, First Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division in action against enemy agressor forces in Korea on 29 May 1951. Assigned the difficult mission of assaulting a strongly defended enemy hill position from the flank, Second Lieutenant McCloskey skillfully led his platoon through a vicious hail of automatic weapons, small arms and grenade fire into the heart of the hostile position. Although painfully wounded in the initial charge, he resolutely continued to spearhead the assault, coolly directing and encouraging his men and personally moving into the enemy held bunkers to seek out and destroy their occupants. By his daring initiative, aggressive determination and inspiring leadership, he was responsible for the success of the attack which left 40 of the enemy dead and 22 captured, and for the seizing of a strategic position from a numerically superior hostile force. The extraordinary heroism exhibited by Second Lieutenant McCloskey throughout this action reflects great credit upon himself and upholds the esteemed traditions of the United States Naval Service.

Mr. McCloskey joined the Legion of Valor in 2006 and resides in California.