The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Navy Cross to Lieutenant [then Lieutenant, Junior Grade] Carl Nicholas DeTemple (NSN: 0-251079), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Dive Bomber of Bombing Fighting Squadron TEN (VBF-10), attached to the U.S.S. INTREPID (CV-11), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the East China Sea, on 7 April 1945. Participating in a daring strike against major units of the Japanese Fleet during extremely adverse weather, Lieutenant DeTemple boldly pressed home a determined attack on a Japanese battleship despite severe damage to his plane from intense anti-aircraft fire, scoring a direct hit on the hostile vessel and contributing materially to its subsequent sinking. His courageous airmanship, great personal valor and zealous devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant [then Lieutenant, Junior Grade] Carl Nicholas DeTemple (NSN: 0-251079), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Dive Bomber in Bombing Squadron TEN (VB-10), attached to the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6), during action against enemy Japanese forces in the vicinity of the Mariana Islands, on 12 and 20 June 1944. An aggressive combat pilot, Lieutenant DeTemple selected a large cargo vessel as his target during a strike against enemy shipping on 12 June and, executing a skillful dive-bombing attack, scored a direct hit amidships with resultant explosions and severe damage to the hostile ship. Participating in a fierce attack against the main Japanese Fleet during the First Battle of the Philippine Sea on 20 June, he bombed an enemy warship and started a fire, possibly sinking the Japanese ship. By his brilliant airmanship, courageous fighting spirit and unswerving devotion to duty, Lieutenant DeTemple contributed materially to the success of our operations in those engagements, and his great personal valor in the face of grave peril was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.