The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Electronics Technician Third Class Rex E. Causey, United States Navy, for heroic conduct on 1 March 1964 while serving at the U.S. Naval Facility, Pacific Beach, Washington. When a shipmate became stranded on a piling in the middle of the Moclips River after he and the log he was standing on were suddenly swept from shore by a large wave, Electronics Technician Third Class Causey, who was alerted to the situation at the Naval Facility, proceeded to the scene and, in company with his commanding officer, ventured out on the river in a small dinghy in an attempt to effect a rescue. Despite strong winds, high breakers, and floating debris, including swift-moving log which threatened to capsize the small craft at any moment, Electronics Technician Third Class Causey acted calmly, quickly, and efficiently in carrying out instructions, rendering vital assistance in the successful rescue of his shipmate who undoubtedly would have been washed out to sea and lost.