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The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain Leroy V. Corbett (MCSN: 0-34213), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Commanding Officer of Company I, Third Battalion, First Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 15 September 1951. When two of his men were wounded by enemy fire on the crest of a ridge while he was leading one of his platoons on a reconnaissance patrol well in advance of friendly lines, Captain Corbett bravely moved across the fire-swept terrain and successfully deployed his unit to avoid further casualties. Directing his men into fresh positions, he personally covered their movements with a steady stream of fire from his carbine. In a daring attempt to pin down the hostile force, he seized an automatic rifle, stood up amid a hail of enemy fire and delivered a devastating volume of counterfire which inflicted severe casualties on the hostile troops, enabling his men to move over the ridge to positions of safety. By his exceptional courage, outstanding leadership and aggressive fighting spirit, Captain Corbett served to inspire all who observed him and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Action Date: September 15, 1951
1968-1969, 0302, US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), Marine Corps Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC)
US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), Marine Corps Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) Details
MACV was created on 8 February 1962, in response to the increase in United States military assistance to South Vietnam. MACV was first implemented to assist the Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) Vietnam, controlling every advisory and assistance effort in Vietnam, but was reorganized on 15 May 1964 and absorbed MAAG Vietnam to its command when combat unit deployment became too large for advisory group control. MACV was disestablished on 29 March 1973 and replaced by the Defense Attaché Office, Saigon (DAO). The DAO performed many of the same roles of MACV within the restrictions imposed by the Paris Peace Accords until the Fall of Saigon.
The first commanding general of MACV (COMUSMACV), General Paul D. Harkins, was also the commander of MAAG Vietnam, and after reorganization was succeeded by General William C. Westmoreland in June 1964, followed by General Creighton W. Abrams (July 1968) and General Frederick C. Weyand (June 1972)