The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Patrick J. Mannion, United States Navy, for heroic conduct on 19 December 1960 while serving on board U.S.S. REMEY (DD-688). As a member of REMEY’s rescue and assistance detail, which was sent to aid in fighting a fire on board U.S.S. CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) at Pier J, New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York, Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Mannion unhesitatingly descended to the second deck, port side, of the burning ship and moved several injured men to safety. After this rescue, in the face of intense heat and heavy smoke, he assisted in removing two injured men and several other casualties from an area adjacent to and below the center of the fire. Three and one-half hours later, after assisting in still other rescues and manning a hose at the center of the fire, Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Mannion succumbed to smoke and heat, and was carried unconscious from the ship, only to return later and continue searching for and removing casualties for another two hours.