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 Ernest H. Smith, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Training Regiment, United States Army Training Center, Engineer, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, on 16 November 1961. When Sergeant Smith heard hysterical screams near his trailer home at Waynesville, Missouri, he rushed outside to the source of the commotion. At a nearby trailer house he noticed intense arcing at the base of the television antenna which was in contact with a high tension line. When the arcing subsided, he detected two men lying prostrate near the base of the antenna. Without hesitation or concern for his own personal safety, and fully aware of the extreme danger involved, he evacuated one of the soldiers by tying a web belt around the victim’s arm and pulling him away from the electrical current sufficient for others to administer first aid. By the same method he continued his brave efforts to remove the second victim from the danger area. Sergeant Smith’s alert thinking and courageous action are in the most honored traditions of the United States Army, and reflect distinct credit upon himself and the military service.