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Two Marines Are Decorated ForConspicious WorkCamp Lejune* New Rivet*, Aug. 20.—In a special ceremony here Brigadier General Henry L. I atr-«en decorated two Marines for •‘Coiisjncuou? gallantry/’ and “extraordinary heroism^ during action in the South Pacific. The men decorated are Sergeant Gerard B. Nevle, 006 Egarwa street, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Master Gunnery Sergeant Jcmbi* H. Glover of Gaaton, South Carolina.Sergt. Nevle was awarded theNavy Cross and a citation which read as fallows:“During action against enemy ‘Japanese forces off the coast of Tulagi, on, the night of September 9, 1942, with his ship illuminated by the enemy and hostile gunfire causing violent explosion of shells inside the magazine directly beneath his battle station, he remained on board, manned n J the practically demolished l ridge B and set the vessel on a Sachin7 totrse. Later he again risked his s j life to administer first-aid to his e wounded shpimates, assisting in Aheir evacuation to protected i areas/*s Master Gunnery Sergeant Clov-* ^r, 40-vear-otd father of four* children, was awarded the Silver d Star and a citation which read a* s I follows:“While scouting an area on Tulagi Island on Augruat 1942, he iOiiageously led a~ group of- | twenty volunteers into a house- from which enemy snipers were- firinFc skillfully threw a hand-grenade, ki.lirg three Japanese. In addition, he ^fearlessly entered a cave. Than under fire, where snipers had just killed two Marines dischraged his hand-grenades and killed twTo more Japanese/1Both men are now stationed at this base, with the Artillery Battalion. Sergeant Glover is an instructor on the 50-calibre machine gun while Sergeant Nevle is a-waiting assignment.- j
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Washington Daily News
Washington, North Carolina, US
Fri, Aug 20, 1943
Page 15
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