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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Charles C. Beckner (NSN: 2798920), United States Navy, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star (Army Award) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Medical Corpsman with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron THREE (MTB-3), in the Philippine Islands area during World War II. 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.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class

    Batallion:

    Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 (MTB-3)

    Action Date:

    March 11 – 13, 1942
    Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Order No. 43 (March 15, 1942) & Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 306 (September 1942)

    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 Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Charles C. Beckner, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession while serving as a Medical Corpsman with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron THREE (MTB-3), from 11 to 13 March 1942, in the Philippine Islands during a extraordinary action in a retrograde maneuver involving General Douglas MacArthur. With marked skill and coolness, Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Beckner performed this mission of major strategic importance and of a most hazardous nature in the face of greatly superior enemy forces. His conduct throughout this action reflects great credit upon himself, and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Military Forces of the United States.