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 Private First Class Clyde B. Julian, Jr., United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Company A, 61st Tank Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, on 2 – 3 April 1957 near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Upon learning that three civilians were stranded on Cheyenne Mountain by a severe snowstorm, Private First Class Julian joined a rescue party. Despite the fact that in an M-75 VTR the driver has little chance of escape in the event of an accident and fully aware that the narrow mountain roads were coated with ice and drifting snow Private First Class Julian volunteered to drive the vehicle. By his great skill and disregard of his own safety, Private First Class Julian negotiated the treacherous mountain roads in darkness. In order to make several sharp turns Private First class Julian had to back up and maneuver perilously close to the edge. Private First Class Julian’s courage and devotion to duty contributed in great measure the successful completion of the rescue mission, reflecting great credit on himself and the military service.
(So much of Section V, General Orders No. 49, Department of the Army, 13 September 1957, as pertains to award of the Soldier’s Medal to Private First Class Clyde B. Julian, Jr., is revoked. Department of the Army, General Orders No. 58, November 27, 1957)