Reproduced at the National Archives - Prepared 30 April 1946 -
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL to LIEUTENANT FREDERICK ANTHONY FONDA UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
"For heroic conduct while serving on the U.S.S. GREENE, November 9, 1945. In charge of a working party removing ammunition from the after handling room during the decommissioning of the U.S.S. GREENE subsequent to her grounding in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Lieutenant Fonda courageously entered a gas-filled compartment and, despite the danger from deadly fumes, undertook the rescue of three of his men overcome by gas, and persisted in his voluntary task until he himself was stricken. Lieutenant Fonda's outstanding loyalty to his men and his devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for others."
For the President, James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy
Also see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257410483 (Okinawa Peace Memorial in Okinawa Menorial Park, Japan)
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL to LIEUTENANT FREDERICK ANTHONY FONDA UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
"For heroic conduct while serving on the U.S.S. GREENE, November 9, 1945. In charge of a working party removing ammunition from the after handling room during the decommissioning of the U.S.S. GREENE subsequent to her grounding in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Lieutenant Fonda courageously entered a gas-filled compartment and, despite the danger from deadly fumes, undertook the rescue of three of his men overcome by gas, and persisted in his voluntary task until he himself was stricken. Lieutenant Fonda's outstanding loyalty to his men and his devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for others."
For the President, James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy
Also see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257410483 (Okinawa Peace Memorial in Okinawa Menorial Park, Japan)
Reproduced at the National Archives - Prepared 30 April 1946 -
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL to LIEUTENANT FREDERICK ANTHONY FONDA UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
"For heroic conduct while serving on the U.S.S. GREENE, November 9, 1945. In charge of a working party removing ammunition from the after handling room during the decommissioning of the U.S.S. GREENE subsequent to her grounding in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Lieutenant Fonda courageously entered a gas-filled compartment and, despite the danger from deadly fumes, undertook the rescue of three of his men overcome by gas, and persisted in his voluntary task until he himself was stricken. Lieutenant Fonda's outstanding loyalty to his men and his devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for others."
For the President, James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy
Also see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257410483 (Okinawa Peace Memorial in Okinawa Menorial Park, Japan)
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL to LIEUTENANT FREDERICK ANTHONY FONDA UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
"For heroic conduct while serving on the U.S.S. GREENE, November 9, 1945. In charge of a working party removing ammunition from the after handling room during the decommissioning of the U.S.S. GREENE subsequent to her grounding in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Lieutenant Fonda courageously entered a gas-filled compartment and, despite the danger from deadly fumes, undertook the rescue of three of his men overcome by gas, and persisted in his voluntary task until he himself was stricken. Lieutenant Fonda's outstanding loyalty to his men and his devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for others."
For the President, James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy
Also see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257410483 (Okinawa Peace Memorial in Okinawa Menorial Park, Japan)
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