Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Chief Engineman

    Division:

    U.S.S. YTL 210

    Action Date:

    August 15, 1944

    All Hands (July 1957)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Chief Engineman Leslie C. Merrill, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy while serving on board U.S.S. YTL-210 during the amphibious invasion of Southern France on 15 August 1944.