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WELLS-ROY

ROY  VON WELLS

Rate/Rank
DC1
Service Branch
USN 8/1956 - 1/1967
Born 03/28/1940
HEBER SPRINGS, AR
DIED OF NON-COMBAT CAUSE - OFF QUANG TIN PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM, 01/22/1967
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
HARBOR CLEARANCE UNIT 1, USNAVFORV
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY & MARINE CORPS MEDAL * NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION
NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL * NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL W/STAR
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM CROSS OF GALLANTRY UNIT CITATION
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL
SERVICE MEMORIES

Name of Award Navy and Marine Corps Medal Year Awarded 1967 Details behind Award: Awarded for actions during the Vietnam War The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Posthumously) to Damage Controlman First Class Roy Von Wells (NSN: 3497885), United States Navy, for heroism on 18 January 1967, while serving with a harbor clearance unit engaged in salvage operations of U.S.S. MAHNOMEN COUNTY (LST-921) at Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam. After observing a shipmate lose consciousness due to toxic fumes when his air supply failed, Petty Officer Wells donned another air mask and went to his assistance. He attempted to employ the "buddy breathing" technique, but was himself overcome by the fumes. Petty Officer Wells' sacrifice of his own life in an attempt to save that of another was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.