The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Aviation Machinist’s Mate First Class Estes P. Morrow, United States Navy, for heroism on 15 January 1966 while serving with Detachment FIFTY-NINE, Helicopter Support Squadron TWO, embarked in U.S.S. FORRESTAL (CVA-59), during a rescue mission to assist survivors of a VC-47 aircraft which crashed in Greece on the slopes of Mount Helmos at an elevation of 7,680 feet. Voluntarily serving as crewman of a rescue helicopter, Petty Officer Morrow rendered invaluable assistance to the rescue party’s medical officer by caring for survivors and helping to transport them up an icy slope to the rescue helicopter. Working in sub-freezing temperatures, he search the hazardous terrain for other victims of the crash, remaining at the scene for five hours until the last person of the rescue party was removed by helicopter.