Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Division:

    U.S.S. Oriskany (CVA-34)

    Action Date:

    October 26, 1966

    All Hands (November 1967)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Robert R. Williamson, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism on 26 October 1966 in connection with a major shipboard fire while serving as Fire Marshall aboard U.S.S. ORISKANY (CVA-34), while the ship was launching combat strikes against communist forces in Southeast Asia.