The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pride in presenting the Soldier’s Medal (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Air Corps), [then Second Lieutenant] David R. Castleberry (ASN: 0-684275), United States Army Air Forces, for heroism involving voluntary risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy, at Karachi, India, on 21 April 1944. Lieutenant Castleberry was riding as a passenger in an airplane that crashed during a dust storm at Karachi, India, and burst into flames. Lieutenant Castleberry removed the injured bodies of the pilot, co-pilot, engineer, and radio operator from the burning airplane. After removing these men, he tried to re-enter the airplane to bring out the navigator, but was restrained and subsequently fainted from exhaustion and smoke fumes.