(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Ernest P. Verdon (NSN: 3008093), United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity on 6 June 1944, while serving as a Medical Corpsman with the 2d Beach Battalion at Normandy, France. 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.