The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Chief Boatswain’s Mate Bowmer Webb (NSN: 3593779), United States Navy, for heroic conduct on 30 October 1942. With no regard for his own life, Chief Boatswain’s Mate Webb volunteered to act as coxswain of a boat detailed to remove personnel from a wrecked plane stranded near French Reef, New Caledonia, exercising superb seamanship in the successful accomplishment of the rescue mission.