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 Oda O. Inglis, Jr., 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, 538th Engineer Battalion (Construction) on 17 December 1962, at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Private Inglis was on a surveying project with members of the Battalion in the vicinity of a kindergarten playground when he heard the screams of the children after a little girl had fallen through the ice of a nearby pond and submerged into the deep freezing water. He swiftly ran to the pond, crossed the ice of varying thickness, and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, bravely entered the water through the existing hole in the ice in an effort to rescue the child. When he failed to locate her, he came out of the water, quickly organized the other soldiers who were in the area, and with their assistance the child was found and removed from the icy water. Private Inglis’ heroic action is in the highest traditions of the United States Army and reflect credit on himself in the military service.