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 Private First Class George J. Szabo, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life on 21 May 1947, in efforts to save a brother soldier from drowning when a truck of a four-truck convoy plunged through the bridge guardrail into a river near Iri, Korea. When the vehicle plunged into the river, the driver and a Korean laborer were pinned in the cab. An attempt was made to reach the vehicle by boat, but was unsuccessful because of the swift current. Private Szabo then dived into the river, succeeded in reaching the vehicle, and freed the driver from the cab.