▁Corps ▁Ach iev ement ▁Medal ▁▁    Good ▁Con duct ▁Medal ▁▁    National ▁Def ense ▁Service ▁Medal ▁▁    V ietnam ▁Service ▁Medal ▁▁    G all antry ▁Cross ▁▁    V ietnam ▁Camp aign ▁Medal ▁ ▁Silver ▁Star ▁c itation ▁C itation : ▁ ▁The ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁takes ▁pleasure ▁in ▁present ing ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star ▁to ▁Staff ▁Serge ant ▁Carlos ▁N . ▁H ath cock , ▁II ▁( M CS N : ▁ 1 8 7 3 1 0 9 ), ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁for ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁and ▁int rep id ity ▁in ▁action ▁while ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁S ni per , ▁Se vent h ▁Mar ines , ▁F IR ST ▁Marine ▁Division , ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁military ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁enemy ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Staff ▁Serge ant ▁H ath cock ▁was ▁r iding ▁on ▁an ▁Ass ault ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Ve h icle ▁which ▁ran ▁over ▁and ▁det on ated ▁an ▁enemy ▁anti - t ank ▁mine , ▁dis abling ▁the ▁vehicle ▁which ▁was ▁immediately ▁eng ulf ed ▁in ▁fl ames . ▁He ▁and ▁other ▁Mar ines ▁who ▁were ▁r iding ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁vehicle ▁were ▁sp rayed ▁with ▁fl aming ▁gas oline ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁explos ion . ▁Although ▁suffering ▁from ▁severe ▁burn s ▁to ▁his ▁face , ▁tr unk , ▁and ▁arms ▁and ▁legs , ▁Staff ▁Serge ant ▁H ath cock ▁assist ed