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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Hospitalman Apprentice First Class

    Division:

    6th Marine Division

    Action Date:

    May 31, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Medicine

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Hospitalman Apprentice First Class Ernest H. Mayhan, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action on May 31, 1945, while serving as a Corpsman attached to the SIXTH Marine Division at Okinawa. 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.