The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant, Junior Grade Phillip H. Waters, United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action on 27 October 1967, as Bombardier and Navigator of an A-6A aircraft on a dangerous mission against a heavily-defended railroad ferry slip in Vietnam. He flawlessly navigated his plane to the objective despite heavy air defenses. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Waters succeeded in completing his mission dealing a significant blow to the North Vietnamese logistics effort.