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 First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers) Will R. Clack, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of the 127th Engineering Battalion (Airborne Division), on Grosse Waxenstein Mountain, Garmisch, Germany, on 25 August 1957. When a member of a four-man party on a mountain climbing trip became separated from the group, Lieutenant Clack made immediate preparations to take a rope up to the isolated man. Suddenly upon hearing the sound of falling rocks, Lieutenant Clack looked up and saw his comrade bouncing and rolling down the side of the mountain. Without thought of his own safety, Lieutenant Clack ran full speed down the mountain and with his body stopped the falling man just inches short of a sheer drop of 100 to 150 feet. Lieutenant Clack, as an experienced climber, was acutely aware of the possible danger involved; yet willingly risked his own life in an attempt to save that of a fellow officer. In performing this brave action, Lieutenant Clack displayed a rare courage and spirit of self-sacrifice which reflect great credit on himself in the military service.