The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Lieutenant Donald A. Regan, United States Naval Reserve, for heroic conduct when his destroyer was damaged during action in the Kula Gulf, 5 July 1943. Lieutenant Regan entered a flooded engine room to rescue a seriously wounded companion and lower him over the side to safety on a life raft. Later his efforts resulted in the rescue of other shipmates and himself by friendly vessels.