Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Storekeeper First Class

    Division:

    U.S.S. Indianapolis (CA-35)

    Action Date:

    May 4, 1943

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 374 (April 1948)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Storekeeper First Class William J. Dilley, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct in rescuing two enlisted men who washed overboard from the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35), on 4 May 1943.