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 Floyd W. Wadsworth (ASN: RA-13345640), United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on 24 June 1967. While watching a water skier on the Potomac River from a dock, an officer’s two-year-old son fell into the river. Although the boy’s father immediately jumped in after him, the strong current caused by an incoming tide rapidly swept them downstream beyond the range of lifelines thrown to them. In his struggle to return to the dock or the shore with the tug of wet clothing and strong currents, the father became exhausted and he and his son were in imminent danger of drowning. Sergeant Wadsworth, upon hearing the officer’s call for help, immediately dived from the dock where he was fishing, took the boy from his father and held the boy’s head above water, with complete disregard for his own safety or life. Throughout the entire period of keeping the boy in a safe condition while awaiting aid from a boat, he worked unflinchingly, placing the safety of the boy above his own, and was instrumental in saving the lives of the boy and his father. The outstanding bravery displayed by Sergeant Was worth in this sudden emergency is in a most cherished traditions of the United States Army and reflects utmost credit upon himself and the military service.