Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Seaman First Class

    Action Date:

    May 21, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 377 (July 1948)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Seaman First Class Robert J. Mitchell, Sr., United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct in aiding in the rescue of survivors from burning and exploding landing ships in West Loch, Pearl Harbor, on 21 May 1944.