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Awards Received

  • Soldier’s Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Specialist Fourth Class [then Private First Class]

    Action Date:

    April 27, 1963

    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 8 (March 9, 1965)

    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 Fourth Class [then Private First Class] Kenneth F. Mosey, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Company E, 1st Airborne Battle Group, 504th Infantry, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on 27 April 1963, at North Carolina Beach, North Carolina. While on convalescent leave from an Army Hospital, Specialist Mosey was on a beach when he noticed a man struggling in the water two hundred yards from the shoreline. Although Specialist Mosey was weakened by a long stay in the hospital, he completely disregarded his own personal safety, ignored a disabling skin graft on his arm, unhesitatingly dove into the water, and swam through the swift current to the wildly thrashing man. After succeeding in overcoming the victim’s struggles, he towed the man to shore, carried him out of the water and administered first aid. Specialist Mosey’s unselfish actions and heroic conduct in this dangerous situation under adverse conditions are in the highest traditions of the United States Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the military service. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal for heroism on 23 April 1963 as announced in paragraph 1, section II, General Orders Number 152, Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bread, North Carolina, dated for August 1964.]