Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 317 (August 1943)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Lieutenant John E. Kirk, United States Navy, for heroic conduct during World War II. As Officer-in-Charge of a power boat engaged in rescuing personnel from a stranded United States warship, Lieutenant Kirk, despite rough water and jagged rocks, pulled the boat alongside and succeeded in evacuating personnel from the stricken ship and the sea.