The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Sergeant Glen E. Marvin (MCSN: 333753), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with Company C, Third Tank Battalion, THIRD Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Guam, Mariana Islands, on 26 July 1944. Volunteering as Tank Ground Reconnaissance and Liaison Man when the men who had served in these positions became casualties, Sergeant Marvin participated in a dawn attack against enemy forces which had forced a partial withdrawal of our troops during the previous night of savage fighting. Braving heavy rifle and machine-gun fire, he skillfully directed the tank platoon through our own lines with a hand radio, enabling them to avoid our own casualties, and though drawing especially severe fire because of his radio, he frequently exposed himself in order to locate and bring fire upon hostile positions. When a tank became bellied on a stump approximately fifty yards in front of our lines, Sergeant Marvin, realizing its helpless condition and the imminent danger of its destruction by enemy fire, directed another tank to the spot and, bravely subjecting himself to fire, attached a tow cable to it and supervised its removal from the stump, thereby enabling the platoon to continue at full strength. After sustaining a wound, he continued to press the attack and, when a few minutes later he was seriously wounded, walked unaided to the aid station. Sergeant Marvin’s bold and selfless actions contributed greatly to our successful destruction of the Japanese forces. His technical skill, forceful initiative and inspiring devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.