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 Sergeant First Class Robert W. Barron, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Company A, Army Language School, Presidio of Monterey, California, during a fire at the Presidio of Monterey on 11 March 1954. An extremely intense fire had trapped a small child on the second floor of the burning building. Repeated efforts by firemen and volunteers to rescue the child had failed because of the intensity of the heat and the denseness of smoke. Although warned that the floor of the building was weak and in danger of collapsing, Sergeant Barron, without hesitation and disregard for his personal safety, crawled up a ladder, entering the building through a second floor window, and by groping his way through the darkness and burning smoke-filled room, located the child and carried him to safety from the building. Sergeant Barron’s prompt and courageous action reflect credit on himself and the military service.