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 Conley Ahart, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Battery A, 2d Howitzer Battalion, 14th Artillery, at Fort Hood, Texas, on 8 August 1957. During instruction and throwing live fragmentation hand grenades, a grenade improperly thrown by a trainee in the bay with Sergeant Ahart struck the front wall of the bay and rebounded into the pit coming to rest next to the head of the trainee who was lying in the prone position unaware of the grenade’s presence. Realizing that only one or two seconds remaining before the grenade would explode, Sergeant Ahart, with utter disregard for his own safety, seized the trainee and pushed him to safety. Seeing that the trainee was out of danger, Sergeant Ahart vacated the bay himself just as the grenade detonated. Sergeant Ahart’s prompt and courageous action averted possible injury or death. The intrepidity and devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant Ahart reflect great credit on himself and uphold the finest traditions of the military service.