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 Staff Sergeant Donald G. Pritchett, United States Air Force, for heroism involving voluntary risk of life not involving actual conflict with an enemy as a member of the 1973-1 Airways and Air Communications Service Detachment on 15 December 1950. Sergeant Pritchett played an outstanding part in the rescue and subsequent recovery of member of a B-26 type aircraft which had crashed and was burning. With utter disregard for personal safety and in imminent danger from exploding gasoline and ammunition, Sergeant Pritchett helped to extract the injured pilot, navigator and engineer. He immediately applied emergency first aid, giving injections of morphine, and splinting and bandaging injured personnel. Sergeant Pritchett’s immediate command of the situation and cool-headed decisions and actions contributed directly to the complete recovery of the crew, and reflected great credit upon himself, the Far East Air Forces, and the United States Air Force.