The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Damage Controlman First Class Arthur L. McBride, United States Navy, for heroic conduct on 30 November 1960 while serving at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Engaged in diving operations when he became aware that his diving partner, who only moments before had assisted him to the surface, was slipping under the water in an obviously semiconscious condition with mouthpiece hanging loose, Damage Controlman First Class McBride, although extremely fatigues and depending upon a malfunctioning breathing apparatus, unhesitatingly dived beneath the surface and succeeded in recovering his partner. Exerting his last bit of strength in the rough and turbulent seas, Damage Controlman First Class McBride managed to keep his shipmate afloat until the arrival of a rescue boat.