The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade Charles Davis Farmer, United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron TEN (VF-10), attached to the U.S.S. INTREPID (CV-11), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the vicinity of Okinawa in the Ryukyu Chain, on 16 April 1945. When his four-plane fighter patrol division was attacked by an outnumbering force of enemy aircraft, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Farmer led his flight in an aggressive counterattack and, fighting a gallant battle despite the enemy’s altitude advantage, personally blasted four of the hostile planes from the sky and materially assisted his division in destroying seven during this fierce action. By his indomitable fighting spirit, cool courage and forceful leadership, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Farmer contributed essentially to the breaking up of a concentrated enemy attack on our surface forces and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.