The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Leslie Robert Taylor, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service while serving as a Corpsman with the Eighty-Fourth Company, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Taylor displayed extraordinary coolness and devotion to duty while under heavy shell fire. He co-operated in organizing and maintaining a first-aid station for over 16 hours with only German prisoners as subordinates. He continued this work for almost 30 hours without food or rest until the arrival of a unit of the Medical Department.