The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Bruce Prosser (MCSN: 0-6430), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession while serving as a Pilot in Marine Scout-Bombing Squadron TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE (VMSB-241), Marine Air Group TWENTY-TWO (MAG-22), Naval Air Station, Midway, during operations of the U.S. Naval and Marine Forces against the invading Japanese Fleet during the Battle of Midway on 4 and 5 June 1942. On the night of 4 June, when his squadron commander lost his way and became separated from the others, Captain Prosser brought his own plane in for a safe landing at its base despite extremely hazardous weather and total darkness. The following day, after less than four hours’ sleep, he led a section of planes in a glide-bombing attack upon a damaged Japanese battleship, releasing his own bomb in the face of tremendous anti-aircraft fire at the perilously low altitude of five hundred feet. When his division leader was shot down, he promptly assumed the lead after the attack and brought the division back safely to its base. His courageous initiative and conscientious devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.