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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 Rollind W. Dailey, United States Air Force, for heroism involving voluntary risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy, at Far East Air Material Command, Area “B”, Fuchu, Japan, on 28 September 1951. He voluntarily risked his life while supervising and fighting a fire started by an explosion in a 120-mm. gun park containing live ammunition, equipped with proximity and mechanical fuses. Upon arriving at the gun park all personnel were ordered out of the area because of additional exploding shells. Disregarding personal safety, Sergeant Dailey advanced with a hose-stream into the hazardous area extinguishing the fire as he progressed. He removed the top from the smoldering ammunition rack containing the fused 120-mm. shells and applied additional water, completely extinguishing the fire. The heroism shown by Sergeant Dailey reflected great credit upon himself, the Far East Air Forces, and the United States Air Force.

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