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 First Class Lawrence A. Tillis (ASN: 6312772), United States Army, for heroism, not involving actual conflict with an enemy, displayed while serving with Company G, 24th Infantry Regiment, on the evening of 30 March, 1929, on the Columbine Tuskegee Road, Georgia, while returning to Fort Benning, Georgia, after a baseball game at Tuskegee Institute. The two buses in which the baseball team of the 24th Infantry was returning to Fort Benning ran into an open bridge and plunged into 7 feet of water in a swollen stream, about 10 miles from Phoenix, Arkansas. Private Tillis, one of the members of the team, displayed marked heroism by rescuing four men who were unable to swim, bringing them to shore singly. The prompt action on the part of Private Tillis, his bravery and courage, reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.