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 Specialist Fourth Class Robert J. Wahle, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of the 2148th United States Army Garrison, Louisville, Kentucky, on 7 July 1962 while en route by bus to Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky for annual active training duty. While members of the unit were loading their baggage, the shouts of the bus driver drew sudden attention to a small child on the railroad track near the highway and to a freight train approaching at full speed 500 feet away. With complete disregard for his own life, Specialist Wahle ran 30 feet, raced up the railroad embankment, and with a flying tackle, grabbed the child, rolled off the tracks, and the two of them tumbled down the opposite embankment at the instant the train reached the spot where the child was standing. Specialist Wahle’s courageous actions in this emergency are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.