Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Action Date:

    1959

    All Hands (September 1959)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Robert Winford Ramey, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight when his aircraft developed mechanical trouble and went into a steep, high speed, uncontrollable dive from 42,000 feet. While he and his crewmen were preparing to leave the plane, Lieutenant Commander Ramey noticed one of his crewmen experiencing difficulty in making an exit through the aircraft escape chute. Electing to remain in the plane in order to aid the man in escaping, he sacrificed his own life in the subsequent crash after freeing his crewman.