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 Richard P. Kinsley, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Battery A, 36 Field Artillery Battalion, at Medicine Park, Oklahoma, on 30 June 1956. While driving with friends through the town, he heard a 10-year-old boy crying for help. The boy was standing by the shore of Medicine Creek, and his brother, age 4, was observed floating down the creek apparently lifeless. The boy had slipped from a rock at a point where the creek was 35 yards wide and 12 feet deep. A dam 125 yards upstream, had been opened causing the water to rise one and one half feet and to flow at a speed of 8 to 10 miles per hour. The creek bed had been washed out from under the rock creating the danger that both the boy and his rescuer would be swept and pinned under the rock. Without hesitating even to remove his clothing, Private Kinsley jumped into the water and swam to a spot 50 yards away on the opposite side of the river. There he recovered the child despite the swift current and the danger of being dragged under by his own wet clothing. After carrying the boy ashore, he administered artificial respiration for approximately 15 minutes at which time the child regained consciousness. Private Kinsley’s courage, decisiveness and disregard for his own life reflect great credit on himself and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Army.