The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Corporal Michael M. Janic (MCSN: 435835), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving as a Scout in the Intelligence Section of the Third Battalion, Ninth Marines, THIRD Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Guam, Mariana Islands, 27 July 1944. When a detachment from his battalion suffered numerous casualties from an enemy ambush, Corporal Janic received permission to leave his regular post and immediately proceeded to the area to investigate the situation and render all possible aid. Hearing the cries of two seriously wounded men lying in a draw, he went to their aid and, undaunted by intense direct hostile machine-gun and rifle fire, succeeded in carrying the two casualties to a place of comparative safety, annihilating several Japanese along the way who attempted to intercept him. By his courage and concern for the welfare of his comrades, Corporal Janic was responsible for saving the lives of the two wounded men, and his daring initiative was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.