Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Seaman Second Class

    Division:

    U.S.S. Juneau (CL-52)

    Action Date:

    November 13, 1942

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 358 (January 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Seaman Second Class John Andrew Grycky (NSN: 4050837), United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Posthumously) for heroic conduct in aiding in the rescue of several shipmates when the U.S.S. JUNEAU (CL-52) sank during the Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942.