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Headquarters, Department of the Army
General Orders No. 2 - 14 January 1963
Private Eurvee Jackson, Jr., RA16733348, Transportation Corps, United States Army, Company C, 17th Transportation Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, distinguished himself by heroism on 12 September 1962, in Korea. Private Jackson was participating in an armored personnel carrier driver training exercise when the amphibious vehicle he was driving was caught in the rapid current of the Hantan River. As the vehicle was swept downstream and struck a rock, a fellow soldier was thrown into the treacherous river. Knowing that the soldier could not swim, Private Jackson immediately, and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, jumped out of the driver's hatch and into the river to aid him. In his attempt to rescue his comrade, he was caught in the strong current and disappeared beneath the water. Private Jackson's courageous act of self-sacrifice is in the highest traditions of the United States Army and reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.
Headquarters, Department of the Army
General Orders No. 49 - 18 September 1957
Private First class Elmus V. James, Infantry, United States Army, distinguished himself heroically on the night of 22 February 1957 in the vicinity of Seoul, Korea, when the C-124 aircraft on which he was a passenger developed engine trouble shortly after takeoff and crash-landed on a sandbar in the Han River, bursting into flames on impact. Ignoring his own personal safety and with complete disregard for his own life, he assisted injured survivors in the vicinity of the burning aircraft, carrying two of them to safety. Private James did not heed the warnings of the copilot as to the danger of explosion. He went within the vicinity of the burning aircraft in order to ascertain if any individuals were trapped inside. After the explosion he continued to help others less fortunate than himself despite the ever present danger to his own life from working in the steadily rising and fast flowing tide waters. Private James in the face of extreme danger brought great credit on himself and the military service.
Headquarters, Department of the Army
General Orders No. 56 - 28 October 1957
Warrant Officer Robert W. Johnson, United States Army, 13th Transportation Company (Light Helicopter) (H-34), distinguished himself by heroism in the vicinity of Seoul, Korea, on the night of 22 February 1957. Warrant Officer Johnson, copilot of an H-19 helicopter, was one of a group of helicopter pilots assigned the mission of rescuing survivors of a C-124 aircraft which crash-landed on a sandbar in the Han River Estuary. In a desperate race against the rapidly rising tide waters and mounting danger to the survivors from continued exposure to the winter elements, he made approximately five flights to the crash site under extremely hazardous conditions to evacuate survivors who were huddled on the sandbar or on ice floes in the river With practically no illumination he landed his helicopter in as much as thirty inches of freezing water, and on one occasion hovered sideward alongside an ice floe to pick up two survivors. Despite the darkness, density of aircraft in the area, inadequate landing areas at the crash site, and with full awareness that an aircraft failure or misjudgment could result in death or serious injury, Warrant Officer Johnson performed his duty with exceeding dispatch and resolution, thereby contributing immeasurably to the completely successful rescue mission. The unhesitating and courageous action in the face of grave danger displayed by Warrant Officer Johnson, with complete disregard for his own safety is worthy of commendation and reflect great credit on himself, his unit and the United States Army.
Headquarters, Department of the Army
General Orders No. 16 - 4 April 1967
Sergeant Douglas A. Johnston, RA14845746, United States Army, while serving as a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 38th Artillery Brigade, Osan Air Force Base, Korea, distinguished himself by heroism on 23 July 1966 in Songtan-Eup, Korea. Without hesitation or concern for his own safety, Sergeant Johnston saved the lives of nine Korean children who were trapped by rapidly rising water during a flood which threatened the village of Songtan-Eup, Korea on 23 July 1966. Sergeant Johnston was passing through Songtan-Eup when he noticed an elderly Korean frantically lifting nine children onto the rooftop of a house to escape the flood waters. Realizing that the water would soon engulf the house, and at the risk of his own life, Sergeant Johnson plunged into the boiling current to aid the trapped children. For over an hour in the gathering darkness he carried the nine children to the sanctuary of higher ground. Nine times he made the dangerous trip, swimming as much as one hundred yards through the raging current with each of the children. Sergeant Johnston's courageous rescue saved nine lives and won him the praise, admiration, and respect of the Korean people. Sergeant Johnston's courage and heroic conduct in this emergency are in the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.