Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Action Date:

    February 27 – June 24, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 374 (April 1948)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Gordon A. McLean, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commander of a Seaplane Base Group of the Joint Expeditionary Force, in operations on Iwo Jima from 27 February 1945 to 6 May 1945, and on Okinawa from 28 March 1945 to 24 June 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Action Date:

    September 1944 – April 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 344 (November 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Gordon A. McLean, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of a seaplane tender and Commander of a naval search and reconnaissance task unit in the Central and Western Pacific from September 1944 to April 1945.