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 Corporal Wilofard A. McClain (ASN: 6249904), United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy, while serving with Troop E, 8th Cavalry, at Fort Bliss, Texas, about 6:00 p.m., 30 March 1940. An enlisted man had broken into the arms room at the post, knocked the attendant unconscious by hitting him on the head several times with the butt end of a revolver, and was searching for ammunition for two revolvers and a pistol which he had stolen from the arms chest when Corporal McClain entered the room. After a struggle with the intruder Corporal McClain, with utter disregard of his own personal safety, succeeded in subduing and disarming him and then summoned aid for the injured man. The timely entrance of Corporal McClain on the scene of the attempted assault and robbery no doubt saved the life of the arms room attendant and prevented loss of valuable Government property and perhaps further bloodshed.