The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Staff Sergeant Woodroe C. White` (ASN: 34102852), United States Army, for heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy of the United States while serving with the 276th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, XII Corps, in action on 25 March 1945, in Germany. After a battalion liaison plane, piloted by Lieutenant Jewett, crashed during a landing near Babanhausen, Germany, after the pilot had been struck by anti-aircraft fire, Staff Sergeant White aided in removing the wounded flier from his plane, which was upside down. Gasoline leaking over the hot motor created an ever-present danger from fire or explosion, yet Staff Sergeant White ignored the hazard in helping Private First Class Wellbaum to carry the pilot to safety. His heroism and concern for the welfare of a fellow soldier, despite the personal danger, was in the best traditions of the military service.