Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Electrician’s Mate Third Class

    Action Date:

    February 7, 1954

    All Hands (October 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Electrician’s Mate Third Class James F. Peterson, 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 in rescuing a man from drowning in Reykjavik Harbor, Iceland, on 7 February 1954.