Vir Chakra (VrC)

On 20 October 1948, while two signallers of an OP party were seriously ill on a high picquet at Zojila Pass, which was cut off due to snowfall, Nursing Sepoy Jai Datt Joshi with a small party proceeded there to render first-aid and evacuated the sick. The snow-covered route to this picquet was along a knife-edge cliff, with treacherous hairpin bends, a fall from which meant a drop of 4,000 feet into the valley. On 21 October, while the party was on its way, a strong blizzard and deep snow further obstructed advance. In spite of this, Nursing Sepoy Jai Datt Joshi continued his advance undauntedly through neck-deep snow covering a distance of three miles.

It was due to his devotion to duty and utter disregard for his personal safety that the party under Nursing Sepoy Joshi was able to reach the sick and to evacuate them the next day.