The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Commodore Worrall Reed Carter, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States while Commanding Service Squadron TEN during operations in the Central and Western Pacific areas from January to August 1944 and from February to May 1945. Commodore Carter was responsible for Fleet repairs and logistics at forward mobile bases. Organizing his limited facilities to support FIFTH Fleet operations during the capture of the Marshalls and Marianas, Iwo Jim and Okinawa Gunto and providing excellent services for our fast carrier task forces conducting raids against Truk, the Palaus, Tokyo and Kyushu, he kept pace with the rapid expansion and forward movement of the Fleet.