The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Corporal Donald A. Remington (MCSN: 353979), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving as a Squad Leader in a Machine Gun Platoon of Company E, Second Battalion, Ninth Marines, THIRD Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, from 26 February 1945 to 7 March 1945. Braving intense hostile mortar and small-arms fire on 26 February, Corporal Remington brought four wounded men to a covered position from which they could be evacuated and, on the following day, when his platoon’s advance was held up by several connecting and supporting enemy pillboxes crawled to the nearest pillbox and dropped grenades into the emplacement. Continuing in his efforts until he had destroyed four pillboxes, he enabled the flame throwers to complete the annihilation of the Japanese. On 7 March, when the evacuation of the wounded was subjected to enemy fire, he discovered he could not cover the evacuation from his prone position and, despite the hostile fire, rose and covered the wounded with his rifle. His courage, intrepid spirit and devotion to duty reflect the highest credit upon Corporal Remington and the United States Naval Service.