The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Posthumously) to Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class Edwin H. Clements, III, United States Navy, for heroism on the afternoon of 15 April 1964 while serving on board U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65). As a member of the ENTERPRISE Skin Diving Club, Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class Clements, along with his usual diving partner, was engaged in a Scuba dive to a depth of approximately 160 feet off the Isle of Capri, Italy, when his partner experienced trouble which rendered him unconscious. Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class Clements attempted to share his air supply with his companion and, when this proved unsuccessful, inflated the victim’s life vest and his own in a desperate bid to prevent his friend’s death by drowning. Upon reaching the surface of the water, he immediately administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to the unconscious man until he himself lost consciousness. The rapid rise from a depth of 160 feet to the surface resulted in a decompression sickness from which Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class Clements did not recover. His courageous and selfless efforts in behalf of his partner, who also succumbed, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.