Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Electrician’s Mate Second Class

    Division:

    U.S.S. Forrestal (CVA-59)

    Action Date:

    July 29, 1967

    All Hands (September 1968)

    The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Posthumously) to Aviation Electrician’s Mate Second Class Calvin Daniel Howison (NSN: 9716775), United States Navy, for heroism on 29 July 1967, while serving with a fighter squadron embarked in U.S.S. FORRESTAL (CVA-59). Exercising outstanding courage and leadership, Petty Officer Howison remained within a burning compartment effecting a safe escape for many of his shipmates despite continuing explosions. He was overcome by the fire, sacrificing his own life so that others might live.