in action against enemy aggressor forces at Hill 132, Seoul, Korea, in the early morning hours of September 29, 1950. Manning one of the several listening posts covering approaches to the platoon area when the enemy commenced the attack, Private First Class Christianson quickly sent another Marine to alert the rest of the platoon. Without orders, he remained in his position and, with full knowledge that he would have slight chance of escape, fired relentlessly at oncoming hostile troops attacking furiously with rifles, automatic weapons and incendiary grenades. Accounting for seven enemy dead in the immediate vicinity before his position was overrun and he himself fatally struck down, Private First Class Christianson, by his superb courage, valiant fighting spirit and devotion to duty, was responsible for allowing the rest of the platoon time to man positions, build up a stronger defense on that flank and repel the attack with 41 of the enemy destroyed, and many more wounded and three taken prisoner. His self-sacrificing actions in the face of overwhelming odds sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the United States Naval Service. Private First Class Christianson gallantly gave his life for his country. /S/ HARRY S. TRUMAN Awards and decorations See also List of Medal of Honor recipients List of Korean War Medal of Honor recipients References Inline General 1925 births 1950 deaths United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients People from Farmington, La Crosse County, Wisconsin United States Marine Corps non-commissioned officers American military personnel killed in the Korean War Military personnel from Wisconsin Korean War recipients of the Medal of Honor United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War