The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Fireman Second Class Telesforo De La Cruz Trinidad, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession at the time of the boiler explosion on board the U.S.S. SAN DIEGO, 21 January 1915. Fireman Second Class Trinidad was driven out of fireroom No. 2 by the explosion, but at once returned and picked up R.E. Daly, Fireman, Second Class, whom he saw to be injured, and proceeded to bring him out. While coming into No. 4 fireroom, Trinidad was just in time to catch the explosion in No. 3 fireroom, but without consideration for his own safety, passed Daly on and then assisted in rescuing another injured man from No. 3 fireroom. Fireman Second Class Trinidad was himself burned about the face by the blast from the explosion in No. 3 fireroom.