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 First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Earle F. Kane (ASN: 0-675230), United States Army Air Forces, for heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy of the United States while serving with while serving with the FOURTEENTH Air Force in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations. On 27 December 1943 First Lieutenant Richard M. Gramling and First Lieutenant Earle F. Kane distinguished themselves by heroism in risking the dangers of bombing, strafing, fire, and explosives to save a medium bombardment aircraft. The airdrome was attacked by enemy bombers and fighters, and explosive and incendiary bombs fell in the revetments where our planes wee parked. Seeing smoke and fire coming from the revetments, these two officers left cove and proceeded to their aircraft, ignoring the desperate aerial battle in progress overhead and the possibility of being strafed by uninvolved enemy fighters. Drums of aviation gasoline were burning under the wing of one of our parked bombers and nearby were several 500-pound bombs and a quantity of aircraft cannon ammunition. Realizing the plane was in immediate danger of destruction and with no thought to their own safety they entered the plane and taxied it to safety. The heroism displayed by Lieutenants Gramling and Kane in saving the government a valuable piece of equipment is worthy of the best traditions of the American military service.