The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Robert Page Ross (NSN: 0-84339), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Combat Plane of Carrier Air Group ONE (CAG-1), while leading twelve carrier based fighter planes which sought out and destroyed twenty-two cleverly-camouflaged and widely dispersed enemy aircraft on Manurogawa Airfield in the heart of the Japanese homeland on 10 August 1945. In repeated strafing runs on this Honshu Islands field, Lieutenant Ross’ division alone burned seventeen planes of which he destroyed six. Under his skillful leadership his flight deliberately flew over the airfield at a very low level destroying every plane it found and retired only after exhaustion of its ammunition and supply made further search for aircraft futile. His leadership, disregard for personal safety, and able determination to inflict damage upon the enemy, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.