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USS Begor (APD-127)
Navy Cross Citations
Lieutenant, Junior Grade (MC) Fay Broughton Begor, United States Naval Reserve
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Fay Broughton Begor (0-182912), Lieutenant, Junior Grade (MC), U.S. Navy
(Reserve), for distinguished service in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage, and disregard of personal danger while serving as Medical Officer on board the
Infantry Landing Craft U.S.S. LCI(L), THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE (LCI(L)-339), that beached in the vicinity of Japanese occupied Lae, New Guinea, on 4 September 1943.
Though his ship was attacked repeatedly by enemy aircraft, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Begor courageously continued to care for the wounded in the face of enemy bombing and
strafing attacks, with total disregard for his personal safety, until he was fatally wounded. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Begor's professional ability, courage, and
inspiring devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Medical Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
Commander, 7th Fleet: Serial 7611 (November 26, 1943)
Born: October 15, 1916 at New York, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
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