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 Technical Sergeant Dean M. Cole, United States Air Force, for heroism involving voluntary risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy, on 21 May 1951 while serving as Noncommissioned Officer-in-Charge of the Armament Section, 98th Bombardment Wing (M), (ADVON). At 1735 hours, he and the Wing Armament Officer were called to a parked B-29 aircraft which was loaded with forty 500 pound bombs fuzzed with highly sensitive variable time delay fuzzes. During the fuzzing operation, an aircrew member has inadvertently broken a fuse, spinning the generator propeller. Realizing the danger to personnel and invaluable equipment, Sergeant Cole and the officer immediately cleared the area and entered the bomb bay. Fully aware of the possibility of immediate death, they voluntarily risked their lives to promptly defuze the bomb. The exceptional courage and devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant Cole were in keeping with the highest traditions of the service and reflected great credit upon himself, the Far East Air Forces, and the United States Air Force.