Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Seaman

    Division:

    U.S.S. Bennington

    Action Date:

    July 21, 1905

    War Department, General Orders No. 13, January 5, 1906

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Seaman Rade Grbitch, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism on board the U.S.S. BENNINGTON, displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, California, 21 July 1905.