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 Chief Warrant Officer Douglas A. Nelson, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy while serving as a member of Battery A, 4th Battalion, 62nd Artillery, 6th Artillery Group, Fort Bliss, Texas, on 13 May 1965 at El Paso, Texas, while acting as Traffic Control Officer for a military convoy en route to Fort Bliss, Texas. An automobile, traveling at a high rate of speed, bypassed a line of stopped vehicles and struck a 2 and 1-2 ton truck that was crossing the highway. Chief Warrant Officer Nelson immediately ran to the scene where he found the driver of the automobile pinned between the steering mechanism and the left front door and in the throes of strangulation. He quickly cleared her breathing passages, then with complete disregard for his own safety and despite the danger of explosion of the smoking vehicle and the intense fumes of the escaping gasoline, he forced open the jammed door and removed the dazed and helpless driver to a place of safety. Chief Warrant Officer Nelson’s heroic conduct a prompt actions in this hazardous situation are in the highest traditions of the United States Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.