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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) John M. Brennan (ASN: 0-1824124), United States Army, for heroism at the Leon River Dam near Belton, Texas, on 16 July 1944. A woman, swept over the dam, was struggling in the turbulent water below and was in danger of drowning. Lieutenant Brennan plunged into the river and through the swift and dangerous current succeeded in bringing her safely to shore. He dived again and made a vain effort to save the life of a soldier who drowned in his efforts to rescue the woman.