The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander William Lovett Anderson (NSN: 0-60192), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. THRESHER (SS-200), during the SECOND War Patrol of that submarine from 30 December 1941 to 26 February 1942. While engaged in hazardous submarine patrol in enemy waters he not only engaged in aggressive and successful action by sinking enemy merchant shipping but he, also during that period, reconnoitered enemy shores providing our raiding forces with valuable information, without injury or damage to material or personnel of his command.