Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Action Date:

    August 4, 1943

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 321 (December 1943)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Ensign Philip R. Dering, United States Navy, for heroic conduct in rescuing a woman from drowning in the waters off Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, 4 August 1943. Ensign Dering braved the treacherous current which had carried the victim far out, and with skill and perseverance against great odds brought her safely back to shore.