The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Master Sergeant Albert L. Miller, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Battery C, 320th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion. Master Sergeant Miller distinguished himself by heroism at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 20 October 1951. While participating in a demonstration of dropping heavy equipment from a flying aircraft, the extraction chute attached to a 105-mm howitzer failed to function properly and necessitated releasing the equipment within the aircraft. During the binding down of this equipment, the howitzer was extracted, causing a shifting of a _-ton truck which caught and pinned a member of the crew against the side of the aircraft. Acting quickly and at risk of his life, Sergeant Miller moved behind the swaying load and severed the shroud lines of the extraction chute so that the truck could be moved to free the trapped member of the crew. By his prompt and courageous action in this emergency, Sergeant Miller not only prevented possible serious injury to his comrade who was pinned by the truck but also eliminated a danger threatening the aircraft and all aboard.