The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade Myron Jesse Goldsmith (NSN: 0-278553), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron NINETY-FOUR (VT-94), attached to the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-16), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the vicinity of Kure Harbor, Honshu, Japan, on 24 July 1945. Participating in a coordinated attack against major units of the Japanese Fleet in their heavily defended anchorage, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Goldsmith aggressively pressed home his attack on a heavy cruiser and, despite intense anti-aircraft fire from harbor positions and hostile shipping in the area, scored hits to leave the vessel listing and down by the stern. His courage and determination in the completion of his mission were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.