The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Lieutenant, Junior Grade Harold L. Singleton, United States Navy, for heroic conduct on the afternoon of 19 October 1962 while serving as Detachment Electrical Officer with Airborne Early Warning Squadron Pacific, Midway Detachment. When a fellow officer inadvertently contacted an open fuse while inspecting a 2400-vole electrical fuse panel, and immediately suffered a continuous, high-voltage, electrical shock which bound him to the panel, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Singleton, who was the only person in the victim’s company, quickly attempted to actuate the master circuit breaker switch, but was unable to do so because of shocks received from his companion’s body. After summoning help, he removed his belt, placed it around the victim’s legs, and managed to pull him free from the power source. He then administered external cardiac massage to his companion.