The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant George Thackray Weems (NSN: 0-111656), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a carrier-based Fighter Plane of the U.S.S. INTREPID (CV-11), assigned to strike against enemy air and surface forces in the vicinity of the Japanese home islands and the Ryukyu Islands. On 16 April 1945 while on combat air patrol over our picket destroyers, he shot down three enemy planes. His skill and courage were at all times inspiring and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant George Thackray Weems (NSN: 0-111656), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as leader of a Division of carrier-based fighter-bomber planes of the U.S.S. INTREPID (CV-11), assigned to strike against the Japanese Fleet in the East China Sea on 7 April 1945. Defying intense anti-aircraft fire and with utter disregard for his own safety he escorted the bombers in their attack against a battleship and also attacked two screening destroyers. He strafed one destroyer and scored a hit or a very near miss with his bomb on another destroyer causing it to stop dead in the water. His actions assisted the torpedo planes to sink the destroyer and cleared the way for the successful torpedo attack on the battleship a few minutes later. His skill and courage were at all times in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.