(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Coxswain Forest D. Tillett, United States Coast Guard, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct while attached to the U.S.S. JOSEPH T. DICKMAN in effecting the rescue of a shipmate from drowning near the liberty landing barge in Arzew Harbor, Algeria on 9 November 1943. Observing a comrade struggling to keep himself afloat in the swiftly moving harbor waters. Coxswain Tillett dived overboard with utter disregard for his own personal safety and swam to his rescue. Placing the helpless man aboard a small landing craft, he applied artificial respiration with unwavering perseverance for a period of ninety minutes then after transfer to another vessel, steadfastly continued his attempts to revived the unconscious survivor despite his won weakened condition. Coxswain Tillett’s courageous initiative and gallant conduct saved the life of a man who otherwise might have perished.