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 Specialist Fifth Class [then Specialist Fourth Class] Thomas H. Dawe, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Battery B, 6th Missile Battalion, 3d Artillery, near Elmhurst, Illinois, on 6 March 1964. Specialist Dawe was driving on a highway at night when he arrived at the scene of a three-car collision and saw one of the injured and dazed occupants stagger into the roadway in the path of heavy and fast moving traffic. He quickly stopped his car, and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, rushed into the middle of the traffic to pull the woman to safety. Although both he and the woman were struck by a rapidly approaching vehicle and seriously injured as he pulled her, this prompt action saved her life. Specialist Dawe’s unselfishness and heroic conduct in this emergency are in the highest traditions of the United States Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.