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 Eugene W. Banks (ASN: 6363452), United States Army, for heroism, not involving actual conflict with an enemy, displayed while serving with Company A, 24th Infantry Regiment, during a fire at the Infantry School Reproduction Plant, Fort Benning, Georgia, 3 April 1936. Hearing that an officer was in the burning building, Private Banks, with utter disregard of his own safety, entered the building in order to locate him. Becoming blinded and choked with smoke and overcome from the heat, Private Banks was led outside. In about twenty minutes he again entered the building and by his heroic conduct aided materially in saving government property.