The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Motor Machinist’s Mate First Class Richard D. Stine, United States Naval Reserve, for heroic conduct when his minesweeper was sunk off the coast of France on 2 July 1944. Motor Machinist’s Mate First Class Stine was blown 50 feet into the air and about 75 feet from the sinking ship. Although still dazed, he pulled six wounded shipmates on to a float and kept them together, thus saving their lives.