Talk:Navy and Marine Corps Medal

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In the article it says: The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the second highest non-combatant medal awarded by the United States Department of the Navy to members of the U.S. Navy and the United States Marine Corps. The decoration was established by an act of Congress on August 7, 1942.

Which is the highest non-combatant medal awarded by the United States Department of the Navy to members of the U.S. Navy and the United States Marine Corps? Nikolaj Winther 20:05, 6 April 2006 (UTC)


 * That would be the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. It is usually awarded to senior officers. Jigen III 21:45, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

why is this medal in relation to ranking, higher than the bronze star and the purple heart?

The above question was posted some time ago, but I thought I'd give my take on it: Although it is not a combat award, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal is always awarded for heroism, while the other two are sometimes awarded without a deliberate act of heroism (although they often are, hence the "V" device for the Bronze Star).

They are quite rare: I've been in the Navy for ~5 years and seen only a couple of Sailors with Navy and Marine Corps medals. The one that sticks out in my mind is a Corpsman who went into a crashed airliner when it was on fire to bring out crash victims. Another Marine I met carried out (non-combat) helicopter crash victims with 50 cal rounds cooking off around his head as he drug them out. prokaryote1234 13:50, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

††††††††††††† The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Posthumously) to Hospital Corpsman Third Class Richard N. Gauthier, United States Navy, for heroism on 6 May 1966, while serving aboard U.S.S. INTREPID (CVS-11). Petty Officer Gauthier entered a vertical trunk and pump-room space containing a toxic and lethal concentration of hydrogen sulfide gas to administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in an effort to revive a stricken shipmate. Within seconds, he succumbed to the deadly gas; sacrificing his life in a selfless attempt to save the life of his shipmate. †††††††††††††

General Orders: All Hands (September 1968)

Action Date: May 6, 1966

Service: Navy

Rank: Hospital Corpsman Third Class H Division: U.S.S. Intrepid (CVS-11) Hospital Corpsman Richard N. Gauthier, USN.

Birth: 	Oct. 23, 1946 Massachusetts, USA Death: 	May 6, 1966, Vietnam

Hospitalman Third Class Richard N. Gauthier, was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroism for his selfless efforts to revive victims of an at sea accident involving hydrogen sulfide gas. Family links: Parent: Patricia A Parker Goss (1928 - 1978) Inscription: MASSACHUSETTS HM3 US NAVY VIETNAM Note: He is buried next to his mother in Section 28, Lot 892. Burial: Green River Cemetery Greenfield Franklin County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Lot 28 Created by: Nick Cook Record added: May 14, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial #110554975

Who is notable on the article Navy and Marine Corps Medal ‎
One of the names removed from this article yesterday Navy and Marine Corps Medal Frederick J Barbero, Chief Electrician, saved an entire submarine and its men from being lost. I have the citation, the newspaper reference and several other documents which prove this. Also the submarine has its own Wikipedia article with some of this history in it. Does that not make him notable? USS_S-35_(SS-140)  Fifth Patrol.