sgt. rodríguez was a member of company f and on march 24, 1951, he led his unit to secure hill 476. a camouflaged enemy [[machine gun]] opened fire on them and sgt. rodríguez led a squad with fixed [[bayonet]]s on an assault on the area from which the gunfire came from. the enemy fled leaving their supplies behind. for his actions, sgt. rodríguez was awarded his first silver star medal.