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 Staff Sergeant Roy Coggins (ASN: 39428998), United States Army, for heroism involving voluntary risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy while serving as Mess Sergeant, Troop D, 8th Cavalry Regiment, at Omiya, Honshu, Japan, on 31 May 1946. Hearing an explosion in the kitchen where two Japanese laborers were painting, Sergeant Coggins rushed immediately to the smoke and flame-filled staircase leading there, and, without hesitation and with utter disregard for his own safety, made his way swiftly down into the burning room, where he found a badly burned Japanese, whom he carried to safety. After calling for an ambulance, Sergeant Coggins returned courageously to the gas-filled kitchen, opened the windows, and aided in putting out the flames.