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 Sergeant First Class William F. Jack, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of the United States Army Recruiting Main Station, Boston, Massachusetts, on 2 April 1959. While proceeding south on Route 214 over the Joseph W. Casey Bridge, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Sergeant Jack observed some children pointing to an object floating in the Merrimac River. Upon closer inspection, he detected the body of a man drifting in the icy waters of the river. He immediately drove his car a distance of approximately 150 feet along the river in an effort to overtake the victim. Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, he plunged into the water and, fighting the current and undertow, managed to pull the drowning man to shallow water near the bank. With the help of bystanders, he was able to drag the victim onto the bank where artificial respiration was administered to the unconscious man who had stopped breathing. Sergeant Jack’s courageous and unselfish action in risking his life in this hazardous situation saved a fellow man from drowning and reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.