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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class

    Division:

    3d Marine Division

    Action Date:

    July 25, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 338 (May 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Francis J. Joyce, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action on July 25, 1944, while serving as a Corpsman attached to a Marine Rifle Company of the THIRD Marine Division at Guam. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.