Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Major

    Action Date:

    December 8 – 23, 1941

    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps, 1861 – 1955: Jane Blakeney

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major George H. Potter (MCSN: 0-4259), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the defense of Wake Island in the Pacific during the period from 8 to 23 December 1943.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Major

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    December 23, 1941 – September 1945

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Major George H. Potter (MCSN: 0-4259), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Wake Island on 23 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of the war.