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 Theodore L. Przepiorski (ASN: 16002469), United States Army, for heroism involving voluntary risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy, while serving with Company **, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. On the morning of ** August 1943, while in the company bivouac area, west of *****, Sicily, upon hearing the cries of a comrade struggling far out in the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, Sergeant Przepiorski, without regard to his personal safety, proceeded to swim out and rescue his comrade. The sea was extremely rough and on Sergeant Przepiorski’s first attempt to reach the soldier he was violently thrown back on the rocky beach. Undaunted and with renewed determination, he succeeded in reaching the drowning soldier who was then approximately 400 yards from shore and accomplished the incredible feat of towing him back to safety. Sergeant Przepiorski’s heroic action saved the life of a fellow soldier and is a tribute to his courage and quick thinking, in keeping with the best traditions of the Military Service.