(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Quartermaster First Class Edward T. Kane, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy by entering a burning home to rescue the occupants. When he discovered a frame house ablaze at Staten Island, New York, Quartermaster First Class Kane smashed windows and doors in an effort to arouse the sleepers. Climbing to the porch roof, he heard a whimper. He smashed a window, entered the blazing house, and dragged a girl to the roof. After helping lower her to safety, he then re-entered the house in a vain attempt to rescue the girl’s father. Smoke and flames forced him to leave.