The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Chief Gunner’s Mate Arthur W. Glauer, United States Navy, for heroic conduct at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy, during salvage operations of a United States Merchant Ship during World War II. Facing the hazard of diving without standby equipment and with the ship continuing to settle, Chief Gunner’s Mate Glauer voluntarily made a dive that was instrumental in restoring a 10,000-ton ship to service. Working continuously for a 6-hour period in a maze of jagged and twisted plates and channels, he stopped the gaping holes made by enemy submarine fire, with blankets and small planks to the extent that the ship’s pumps gained noticeable headway and the vessel rose sufficiently to enter dry-dock for further repairs.