SERGEANT ROSCOE C. HALTERMAN, Armor, United States Army, Company C, 89th Medium Tank Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy in the vicinity of Koang-u, Korea. On 7 March 1951, while on a tank patrol behind enemy lines, Sergeant Halterman sighted an enemy strongpoint which was blocking the advance of friendly forces. Knowing that the terrain precluded the use of tank weapons, Sergeant Halterman, armed with a submachine gun, dismounted and ran across approximately 200 yards of open ground to atack the objective from the rear. Raking the emplacements with submachine-gun fire, he inflicted several casualties and so completely demoralized the 30 remaining enemy troops with this daring attack that they threw down their weapons and surrendered. The fearless and aggressive action of Sergeant Halterman in singlehandedly attacking and capturing the enemy against tremendous odds enabled the friendly forces to continue their advance and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military serivice. (This award supercedes the award of the Silver Star to this enlisted man for gallantry in action on the same date, as published in Section I, General Orders Number 325, Headquarters 25th Infantry Division, 5 June 1951).

Mr. Halterman resided in Arizona.