Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Action Date:

    December 1961 – April 1965

    All Hands (November 1965)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain William E. Benbow, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Guided Missiles School, Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, Virginia, from December 1961 to April 1965, by his contributions in the training program supplying personnel to operate and maintain the POLARIS weapons system.