The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Arthur Duane Jones, United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in action as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Dive Bomber and Leader of a Division of Dive Bombers in Air Group EIGHT (AG-8), attached to the U.S.S. BUNKER HILL (CV-17), during an attack against the Japanese Fleet in the First Battle of the Philippine Sea, on 20 June 1944. Gallantly leading his Division at extreme combat radius in a strike against major hostile Fleet units, Lieutenant Jones flew in over the assigned area in bold defiance of fierce enemy aerial opposition and a terrific barrage of anti-aircraft fire sent up from guns of all calibers including battleship main batteries and, pressing home his own attack at low altitude, scored a direct bomb hit on a hostile aircraft carrier despite damage sustained by his plane in the furious action. By his airmanship and cool courage in the face of tremendous odds, Lieutenant Jones contributed to the probable destruction of the carrier and to the success of this decisive engagement. His valiant devotion to duty throughout reflects the highest credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.