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 Alan A. MacGregor, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy, while serving with Antitank Company, 65th Infantry, at Punta Salinas, Puerto Rico, on the night of 7-8 February 1941. Upon being ordered to outpost an island located about 150 yards from shore with a patrol of twenty-five men, Lieutenant MacGregor with no facilities to get to the island swam the distance fully clothed with two of the men following him successfully. The third man, an enlisted man, upon being dashed against a hidden coral reef and injured when only halfway across was being carried out to the channel into the open ocean and in grave danger of drowning. Hearing the soldier’s call for help and seeing his plight, Second Lieutenant MacGregor, who had just reached the island, went to his assistance and proceeded to pull the soldier to the island about 75 yards away. However, on account of the breakers dashing against the coral rock shore of the island, he found it practically impossible to pull the man to shore without being dashed against the sharp rock and was forced to turn around and carry the soldier to the mainland, where they were assisted to shore by the remainder of the patrol. Later, a large boat was found and Second Lieutenant MacGregor although near exhaustion succeeded in accomplishing the mission assigned him. The courage and presence of mind displayed by Second Lieutenant MacGregor reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.