(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Fireman First Class Gaylen E. Doak, United States Coast Guard, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism while serving aboard the U.S.S. MENGES on 3 May 1944 when the ship was torpedoed by an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean Sea. Several men were trapped in severely damaged compartments in the after part of the ship. Fireman First Class Doak, with great courage, entered the damaged compartment and although further explosion was imminent he assisted in removing two badly wounded men to safety, thereby probably saving their lives.