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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Henry O. Warren, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct as Flight Deck Officer aboard the U.S.S. YORKTOWN (CV-10), in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands, on 23 November 1943.

Awards Received

  • Navy Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Signalman

    Division:

    Yangtze Patrol

    Action Date:

    March 21 – 25, 1927

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Signalman Henry O. Warren, United States Navy, for fearless devotion to duty as signalman in maintaining uninterrupted communications between the American Consulate Nanking, China and the Naval vessels in the harbor, although constantly exposed to rifle and machine gun fire from Chinese soldiers, from 21 to 25 March 1927. His actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.