The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Commander John Archibald Bole, Jr. (NSN: 0-62013), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. AMBERJACK (SS-219), on the FIRST War Patrol of that submarine during the period 3 September 1942 to 30 October 1942, in enemy controlled waters. Lieutenant Commander Bole inflicted heavy losses to valuable enemy shipping. By his extraordinary heroism and intrepid and aggressive conduct of the patrol, three enemy vessels totaling 28,000 tons were sunk and two other enemy vessels totaling approximately 17,000 tons were damaged. On 7 October 1942, after damaging an enemy cargo ship, he came to the surface and conducted a determined pursuit for five hours, eventually destroying it in spite of the fact that the enemy was armed with a deck gun. On 10 October 1942, with great gallantry in the face of the enemy he proceeded to Kavieng Harbor and sank the 19,000 tone whale rendering ship Tonan Maru and damaged a 7,000 ton freighter, fully recognizing the dangers involved, but also realizing that the Tonan Maru had been used by the enemy for ferrying planes and was a very valuable target. On 19 September 1942 and again on 10 October 1942, his ship was strenuously depth charged by the enemy, but by the use of cool and skillful evasive tactics Lieutenant Commander Bole was able to escape with only minor damage to the AMBERJACK. Such actions on his part were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Naval Service.