Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Division:

    U.S.S. Leyte (CVS-32)

    Action Date:

    October 16, 1953

    All Hands (October 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Meredith C. Riddle, 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. Lieutenant Commander Riddle was instrumental in saving the lives of several men on board the U.S.S. LEYTE (CVS-32) during explosions and fires at the Naval Shipyard, Boston, Massachusetts, on 16 October 1953.