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 First Class Rudolph P. Smith, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Headquarters Company, EIGHTH United States Army, in Korea on 13 June 1963. While in the kitchen of Headquarters Company of the Eighth United States Army Consolidated Mess, Sergeant Smith witnessed the probable electrocution of a Korean electrician who became trapped by a short-circuit in the main electrical switch box. With complete disregard for his own personal safety, Sergeant Smith unhesitatingly lunged at the electrician, grabbed him about the waist, and threw him to the floor, successfully freeing the man from the lethal current in which he was ensnared. In the process of his swift and courageous action, Sergeant Smith’s arm was singed and his clothing burned. His prompt and heroic action in this emergency is in the highest traditions of the United States Army and reflects great credit upon himself and the military service. (This award supersedes award of the Army Accommodation Medal for outstanding courage on 13 June 1963 as announced in General Orders Number 163, Headquarters, Eighth United States Army, dated 26 August 1963.)