Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Chief Radioman

    Division:

    United States Navy Submarine (SS)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 322 (January 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Chief Radioman Charles E. Loveland, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct while serving aboard a United States Submarine during a war patrol in enemy controlled waters during World War II. Chief Radioman Loveland detected the presence of an attacking escort vessel close aboard his submarine, thereby saving his ship from damage.