- SURNAME
Fechter
- FORENAME
John Worthly
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (HQ Company)
- RANK
Chief Pharmacist's Mate
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Guadalcanal, 13-14th September 1942
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 05.05.1915
1941-1945 resided 804 Wendell Avenue, Lima, Ohio
wife June F. Fechter
Lt. Commander
served Korea
died 06.08.2002 (Aged 87)
Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland, California, USA
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Chief Pharmacist's Mate John W. Fechter, United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a Medical Corpsman attached to the 1st Marine Raider Battalion, in action at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on the night of 13 - 14 September 1942. On that date, during the attack on the Guadalcanal Airport, Corpsman Fechter exposed himself to hostile machine-gun, rifle, and grenade fire in order to render aid to wounded Marines. His gallant actions and selfless devotion to duty, without regard for his own safety, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
