The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Electrician William B. Hamilton, United States Navy, for heroic conduct while serving aboard a United States Submarine during war patrols in enemy controlled waters during World War II. Throughout five war patrols and in numerous encounters with hostile craft, Electrician Hamilton served at the switchboard in the after battery of a submarine, and labored tirelessly to maintain his equipment in perfect efficiency.