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 Lieutenant Colonel (Judge Advocate General’s Corps) Kenneth C. Crawford, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of the United States Army Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Georgia, in the vicinity of the village of Indian Hill, Ohio, on 7 March 1959. While driving to a temporary duty station, Colonel Crawford observed an approaching automobile swerve off of the road in front of him, go down a steep embankment, strike a tree, and burst into flame. He immediately stopped his vehicle, dismounted and ran to the scene of the burning car and without regard for his own personal safety, broke a window in the automobile to gain entrance, freed the pinned and unconscious driver, and removed him, from the flaming automobile to a place of safety. Colonel Crawford returned immediately to the burning car in an effort to determine whether anyone else was in the vehicle. When the increasing intensity of the fire precluded entering the front portion of the car, he climbed upon the trunk of the automobile, broke out the rear window and so managed to assure himself that no one else was entrapped. Colonel Crawford’s prompt, heroic actions, and determination undoubtedly save the driver’s life, and reflect distinct credit upon himself and the military service.