The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Albert J. Clapp, United States Naval Reserve, for heroic conduct while his ship, LCT 24, was alongside unloading the merchant ship, ELIHU YALE, when the latter was set afire by a bomb hit. When the LCT moved away, Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Clapp, a non-swimmer, noticed three men drowning about 60 yards away. He jumped into the sea, managed to reach a life raft and rescued the men.