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Navy Federal Credit Union
Nelson
C.
Gardner

Home:

Jamaica

, 

New York

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Action Date:

    May 4, 1943
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 343 (October 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Nelson C. Gardner, United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct in performing rescues after an explosion at Elkton, Maryland, on 4 May 1943.