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Navy Federal Credit Union
James
E.
Messersmith

Home:

Fort Dodge

, 

Iowa

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Coxswain

    Action Date:

    December 7, 1941
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 339 (June 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Coxswain James E. Messersmith, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, on 7 December 1941.