The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Captain Eugene H. Maher, United States Navy, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy while serving as Commander, Antarctica, on 28 February 1958. When a scientist fell seventy feet from a sheer ice barrier into frigid waters near Little America V, Captain Maher, by his own direction, was lowered over the barrier into a rubber life raft and, in company with a second scientist, rowed to overtake the imperiled scientist, who had managed to climb onto a floating iceberg. After transferring the victim to the raft, Captain Maher rendered as much aid as possible until a lone rescue helicopter lifted all three men to safety approximately two hours after the accident. By his prompt and courageous actions in the face of grave hazards, Captain Maher was directly instrumental in saving a man’s life.