The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Seaman First Class Walter F. Hill, United States Coast Guard, for heroism as a crewmember of the U.S.C.G.C. 83468 off the coast of France on 30 June 1944. On this date the mining of a landing craft tank was observed approximately one thousand yard distant. After three casualties had been taken from the stricken ship, the commanding officer of landing craft report fire aboard and requested volunteers from the cutter to help extinguish the fire. Seaman First Class Hill volunteered and was put aboard. His efficiency and meritorious effort contributed substantially to the extinguishing of the fore and the bringing of the landing craft to the beach.