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 First Lieutenant Henderson W. Allen, United States Army, for heroism, not involving actual conflict with an enemy, displayed while serving with the Philippine Scouts during a fire at the gasoline station, Fort William McKinley, P.I. on 27 July 1928. Lieutenant Allen saw the flames around the gasoline station while 209 yards away. Rushing past others who were running wildly away from the fire in fear of an explosion, Lieutenant Allen disregarding his own danger and risk of life reached the station and courageously extinguished the fire in the funnel through which gasoline was pouring into the tank, thereby preventing a serous explosion.