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 Edwin D. Patrick, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Headquarters Battery, 88th Airborne Antiaircraft Battalion, 11th Airborne Division, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on 7 November 1952. While participating in a parachute jump, his parachute was struck by the falling body of another paratrooper whose parachute had collapsed. As the man fell through Corporal Patrick’s parachute and damaged it, Corporal Patrick threw his arm around the collapsed silk. As the parachute slipped from him, he again tried to obtain a hold with his hand and received severe burns. Despite this, he finally managed to secure a grip near the top of the parachute and he maintained this hold until both men safely reached the ground. Although realizing he was endangering his life, he unhesitatingly assisted his comrade. Corporal Patrick’s prompt and heroic actions reflect the highest credit on himself and the military serving.