The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander James Coe Van de Carr, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession in Command of the AL-10. While en route from Newport to the Azores, the submarine which he commanded was separated from the escort and the other submarines of the squadron, leaving him without a rendezvous. He thereupon proceeded to destination successfully, assuming the great responsibility of starting a 1,700-mile Atlantic Ocean run in winter weather and in a submarine of a class that had never been considered reliable under such conditions. He later performed creditable submarine patrol service within the War Zone.