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 Otis F. Corley, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy in Colorado, on 4 October 1970. On that date while returning to shore in a small motor boat with two fishing companions ahead of an oncoming mountain storm which was approaching the hazardous lake, Sergeant Corley and his party came upon an overturned boat to which a small boy was clinging. Waves, wind, and water spray were of such magnitude that the small boat’s motor could not be shut down nor the boat maneuvered to the boy without extreme danger of capsizing or of injuring the boy. When two attempts to rescue the boy by throwing life preserver’s failed, Sergeant Corley instantly and without hesitation began shedding his clothing in the freezing air in preparation for entering the icy mountain waters. One final attempt to maneuver the boat close to the boy allowed Sergeant Corley to pull the unconscious lad into the boat which was beginning to fill with water. Covering the boy with his own clothing, he cleared the air passage and administered artificial respiration as the boat made its way to shore. Upon delivering the boy to help onshore, Sergeant Corley immediately led his party back onto the treacherous lake in their small craft, in the face of increasing storm and nightfall, to search for a reported second person. Only after a long, vain search for the other man, after all flotsam was collected, and when their own boat was in extreme danger of swamping in the approaching darkness, did he direct the return to shore. Sergeant Corley displayed complete and absolute disregard for his own safety in the saving of a young boy’s life and in the search for a second man. By his courageous action and humanitarian regard for his fellow man, and the dedication of his service to his country, Sergeant First Class Otis F. Corley has reflected great credit upon himself and the United States Army.