Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander

    Action Date:

    December 23, 1955

    All Hands (August 1956)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander James W. Durborow, 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 rescuing a seven-year-old boy who had fallen through the ice near Norfolk, Virginia, on 23 December 1955.