Navy Federal Credit Union

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Chief Master at Arms Joseph B. Trautner, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession and for heroic action as Commander of the Armed Guard of Steamship Lewis Luckenbach in an engagement with an enemy submarine on 11 October 1917. That vessel was attacked by an enemy submarine, and the engagement lasted four hours, during which nine shells struck the ship, started fires and damaged it. Upon the arrival of the U.S. Destroyer Nicholson in response to wireless calls the submarine submerged and the ship was saved.

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