Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    26th Marines

    Division:

    5th Marine Division

    Action Date:

    March 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 375 (May 1948)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Raleigh A. Dillard, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action as a Hospital Corpsman attached to the Second Battalion, Twenty-Sixth Marines, FIFTH Marine Division, at Iwo Jima, in March 1945. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.