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 Private First Class Raymond F. Godfrey, Jr., United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy on the evening of 22 March 1971 while assigned to Company G, Second Battalion, United States Army Security Agency Training Regiment, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. His heroic action saved the lives of many people who were asleep when their apartment building in Haverhille, Massachusetts, caught fire. Private Godfrey, at the risk of his own life, entered the building and aroused the residents and led them to safety. This heroism reflected great credit on him, the United States Army Security Agency, and the United States Army. [This award supersedes the Army Commendation Medal awarded to Private Godfrey for meritorious achievement on 22 March 1971, as announced in Headquarters, United States Army Security Agency General Order 123, 1971.]