The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Sergeant Camille J. Doiron (MCSN: 446409), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving as a Platoon Guide of Company K, Third Battalion, Twenty-Fifth Marines, FOURTH Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, on 19 February and 11 March 1945. When his platoon received many casualties and the advance was held up by destructive fire from an anti-boat gun emplaced in a cave, Sergeant Doiron immediately secured a bazooka and, moving to an exposed position directly in front of the cave, destroyed the gun and annihilated its crew. On another occasion, when his platoon had suffered heavy losses and its advance was halted by an intense hostile barrage, he commanded a group of men to provide covering fire and, attacking the position single-handedly, destroyed the bunker. Although wounded in this encounter, he assisted in the reorganization of his platoon for another assault until evacuation was necessitated after receiving a second wound. Sergeant Doiron’s outstanding courage, intrepid spirit and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.