The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Private First Class George R. Woolsey (MCSN: 247775), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with Company I, Third Battalion, Sixth Marines, SECOND Marine Division, during the occupation of the enemy Japanese-held Saipan Island in the Marianas, on 16 June 1944. Manning his machine gun with determined aggressiveness, Private First Class Woosley ably defended an extremely vital area in his company’s sector during the organized countermeasures initiated by the Japanese in the early morning hours following D-Day and, although wounded while firing upon the enemy, remained steadfast at his post delivering an uninterrupted hail of bullets. Wounded for the second time when a Japanese shellburst blew him off his weapon and disabled parts of his machine gun, he resolutely crawled back to his station, skillfully put his gun in action and continued to pour a steady stream of devastating fire on the advancing enemy. Again blasted from his platform by the explosion of another hostile shell nearby, he tenaciously returned to his pose once more and, finding the emplacement irreparably damaged, stoutly refused to be evacuated, gallantly joining another friendly machine gun squad desperately in need of a gunner, where he relentlessly maintained a ceaseless barrage of accurate fire throughout the remainder of the bitterly fought engagement. An indomitable fighter, Private First Class Woosley, by his intrepid initiative, unyielding fortitude and great personal valor, aided materially in repelling the abortive Japanese counterattack, and his outstanding devotion to duty in the face of terrific odds reflects the highest credit upon himself and upon the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.