The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Quartermaster Second Class Clyde J. Killebrew, United States Navy, for heroic conduct in the Miami River on 23 January 1943. While on gangway watch, Quartermaster Second Class Killebrew, hearing a man crying for help, shed his outer clothing and dived overboard swimming to the assistance of a man caught in a strong current. When about 10 yards from the drowning man, he realized that he was sinking for the third time and dove to reach him underwater, supporting him until the arrival of the ship’s boat.