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 Paul W. Stone (ASN: 6240215), United States Army Air Corps, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy, while serving with the 6th Pursuit Squadron, Air Corps, near Haleiwa, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, on 26 December 1937. When a civilian swimmer became exhausted 150 yards off shore and called for help at about 11:00 a.m., 26 December 1937, Corporal Stone, with utter disregard of his own safety, immediately swam to his rescue in squally weather in a rough and choppy sea against the tide, the ocean current and the river emptying in the sea, and reached the drowning man just as he was on the point of sinking. Corporal Stone assisted the semiconscious man to shore and there administered artificial respiration, thereby saving his life.