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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Hospitalman Apprentice First Class

    Division:

    5th Marine Division

    Action Date:

    March 8, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 345 (December 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Hospitalman Apprentice First Class James C. Martin, United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action on 8 March 1945, while serving as a Corpsman attached to an Infantry Battalion of the FIFTH Marine Division at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands. 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.