Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Division:

    U.S.S. SC 700

    Action Date:

    March 10, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 377 (July 1948)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Gordon B. Galaty, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct in rescuing a survivor of an explosion on board the U.S.S. SC 700, on 10 March 1944.