Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Action Date:

    July 10, 1943

    Headquarters, United States Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, General Orders No. 498 (December 16, 1943)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Sergeant Robert A. Desforges (MCSN: 357019), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for gallantry in action at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, while singly assaulting an enemy position in the face of heavy fire, and capturing an enemy machine gun on 10 July 1943.