(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Chief Boilerman Leonard E. Godsil, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy in 1950 in Guam. Approaching the scene of an accident where an automobile was overturned into a ditch near NOB Guam and burning intensely, Chief Godsil heard cries for aid from a man trapped inside the flaming vehicle. Although several previous attempts to rescue the victim had failed, Chief Godsil disregarded the personal danger from flames and a possible explosion to crawl through pools of burning gasoline and extricate the injured man from the wreck. Although suffering painful burns, he continued his courageous action by driving a jeep to the Naval Supply Center Dispensary and dispatching an ambulance to the scene of the disaster.