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Navy Federal Credit Union
Ernest
H.
Lang
, Jr.

Home:

San Diego

, 

California

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Gunner’s Mate Third Class

    Division:

    U.S.S. Kidd (DD-661)

    Action Date:

    November 11, 1943
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 340 (July 1945) & All Hands (July 1955)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Gunner’s Mate Third Class Ernest H. Lang, Jr., 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 while serving in U.S.S. KIDD (DD-661), off Rabaul, New Britain, on 11 November 1943.