The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Lieutenant Troy G. Anderson, United States Navy, for heroism as Search and Rescue Flight Surgeon, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron FIVE on 6 August 1997. Responding directly to the crash site of the Korean Airlines Flight 801, in pitch black darkness, Lieutenant Anderson was immediately confronted with a horrific jungle inferno, full of choking smoke, jagged metal, charred body parts, and raging flames. With total disregard for his personal safety, he descended the 45 degree, rain soaked, mud slick sides of a ravine covered with shoulder-high, razor-sharp saw grass. With flames all around him, he commenced the search for survivors amidst the carnage. Upon locating the first of the 35 survivors he established a triage site and provided critical care to stabilize them for transport to trauma facilities. Throughout the night, Lieutenant Anderson reentered the twisted, burning fuselage repeatedly until all survivors had been recovered. By his courageous, prompt and selfless actions in the face of grave personal risk, Lieutenant Anderson reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.