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Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Chief Yeoman

    Division:

    U.S.S. Bunker Hill (CV-17)

    Action Date:

    May 11, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 378 (August 1948)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Chief Yeoman William M. Reynolds, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct in rescuing several men from smoke-filled compartments while serving on board the U.S.S. BUNKER HILL (CV-17), during rescue operations following attacks by Japanese planes in the vicinity of Okinawa, on 11 May 1945.