(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander [then Lieutenant] John R. Rogers, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action as Pilot and Division Leader in a Fighting Squadron embarked in U.S.S. PRINCETON (CVL-23), over the Philippine Islands area on 21 September 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.