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 Dalton L. Delone, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Company G, 39th Infantry Regiment, at Fort Carson, Colorado, on 13 December 1956. While supervising training in the throwing of live fragmentation grenades Sergeant Delone saw a trainee throw a grenade which failed to clear the forward wall and fell back into the pit. Realizing that only seconds remaining before the grenade would explode Sergeant Delone, with utter disregard for his own safety, kicked the grenade into the grenade sump and pulled the trainee to safety at the rear of the pit. The prompt and courageous actions of Sergeant Delone prevented injury or possible death, reflecting great credit on himself in the military service.