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 George A. DeSiato, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Headquarters Staff and Faculty Company, United States Army Special Warfare School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on 29 January 1968. While in and in transit status, Specialist DeSiato observed a tractor-trailer truck strike an automobile which was stopped at an intersection for a traffic signal on Route 22 and Country Club Road, Bridgewater Township, New Jersey. The impact caused the vehicle to be thrust to the shoulder of the road where it burst into flames. Specialist DeSiato immediately ran to the burning vehicle and, with considerable difficulty, due to the fact that the doors to the vehicle had been sprung by the impact, succeeded in extricating the driver and his wife through the front window of the automobile. After saving the driver and his wife, Specialist DeSiato was informed that the driver’s mother was trapped in the backseat of the car. At this point a State Trooper arrived in the scene. Working together, Specialist DeSiato and the State Trooper, despite the intensity of flames and the almost inaccessibility of the driver’s mother, succeeded in removing the semi-conscious woman through a broken left window of the burning automobile. Specialist DeSiato’s decisive thinking and calm actions in the face of great personal danger, reflect great credit upon him, his unit, and the United States Army.