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 Corporal [then Private First Class] Richard J. Garrity, United States Army, for heroism and voluntary risk of life at Inch’on, Korea, on 6 May 1947. While working with a line crew charged with the maintenance of telephone lines, Corporal Garrity, watching his companion, who was testing a line at the top of a pole, saw him suddenly hang limply against his safety belt with sparks jumping from his belt buckle. With complete disregard for his own safety, Corporal Garrity put on a pair of rubber gloves, climbed the pole, and pulled the live wires from the man’s grasp. He then immediately procured a rope, which he tied around the unconscious man’s chest, and lowered him safely to the ground. Through his quick thinking, courageous action, and disregard for personal safety, Corporal Garrity saved the life of his comrade and upheld the finest traditions of the military service.