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 Lieutenant Colonel (Medical Service Corps) James E. Anderson (ASN: 0-70249), United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy on 31 October 1966 at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Colonel Anderson while walking up a flight of stairs, observed a laboratory technician drop a glass bottle of highly toxic sulfuric acid, causing the contents to splash over his person and face. As the technician was groping around helplessly, being temporarily blinded by the acid, Colonel Anderson unhesitatingly rushed to his aid. With complete disregard for his own personal safety Colonel Anderson guided the technician to the nearest sink and commenced flushing the technicians burns with water. Although Colonel Anderson himself had been splashed with sulfuric acid dangerously close to his eyes, he continued flushing the technician’s burns until help arrived. Only after the technician was in the care of other members of the Radiation Pathology Branch did Colonel Anderson tend to his own burns. Colonel Anderson’s presence of mind and prompt heroic action in this sudden and hazardous situation undoubtedly prevented serious injury and reflects exemplary conduct in the most cherished traditions of the United States Army and reflect the utmost credit upon himself and the military service.