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 Sergeant [then Specialist Fourth Class] Charles A. Aumiller (ASN: RA-13657980), United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy on 11 July 1961 in Korea, while a member of Company B, 11st Battle Group, 31st Infantry. During a mobility exercise with his unit, Sergeant Aumiller saw a group of Korean soldiers bathing in the rain-swollen Hantan River. One of the Korean bathers was swept into a 500 yard stretch of rapids with jagged rocks and boulders protruding. Upon hearing the victim’s cries for help, Sergeant Aumiller, unhesitatingly, and without regard for his own personal safety, jumped into the raging river to rescue the Korean soldier. With great efforts and determination, he successfully reached and held the shocked victim above the water level. As the two men were being hurled through the rapids, Sergeant Aumiller caught hold of a concrete piling and pulled the Korean to safety on a large boulder. They were pulled from the water by other American soldiers who tied rifle slings together to use as rope. Sergeant Aumiller’s courageous and heroic action in voluntarily risking his own life to save the life of an allied soldier reflects great credit on himself and military service. (This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal as announced in General Orders Number 115, Headquarters 7th Infantry Division, dated 27 October 1961.)