The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Seaman First Class Henry B. Kulczak, United States Navy, for heroic conduct during the assault on and occupation of French Morocco, 8 – 11 November 1942. Pulling alongside a United States vessel, Seaman First Class Kulczak and other members of a boat crew noticed that a nearby ship had caught fire. Despite exploding ammunition and gasoline, he and the other members of his party took their boat to the burning vessel and rescued their shipmates from the water.