The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Albert Stanley Jason (NSN: 2436290), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of duty as Coxswain of a boat sent to rescue two aviators forced down on Guadalcanal Island on 4 May 1942. On a strange uncharted coast, in complete darkness and squally weather, within action range of enemy forces and in shark infested waters, he dived overboard to clear a fouled propeller and later swam through a heavy surf to carry a line to the beach and bring off an exhausted man. His courage and perseverance were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.