The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade (MC) William Tignor Gill, Jr., United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Surgeon with the Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Vierzy, France, on 19 July 1918. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Gill established a forward dressing station close behind the advanced lines and for 15 hours dressed the wounded and evacuated them to the rear while subjected to intense front and flank fire without adequate protection. His fearlessness saved the lives of wounded who otherwise would have been lost to the service.