The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Major Oliver Floyd (MCSN: 0-300), United States Marine Corps, for distinguished service to the Government in a duty of responsibility in organizing and commanding an important and hazardous expedition, during an insurrection in Nicaragua in July 1927, through 300 miles of hostile territory of extremely difficult terrain into the dangerous section of Nueva Segovia. Largely through his unusual ability, courage, judgment and excellent leadership hostile bandit forces were successfully engaged, and law and order rapidly restored in a region rife with banditry and disorder.