The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to First Lieutenant George Joseph O’Shea (MCSN: 0-3805), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism, coolness and excellent judgment in the performance of duty in command of a small patrol on the occasion of an engagement at Sapotillal, Nicaragua, on 9 October 1927. although attacked by a vastly superior force while engaged in the hazardous task of searching for two missing aviators in close proximity to a bandit stronghold, Lieutenant O’Shea, by his skill and personal bravery successfully repulsed the attack and withdrew his column in good order.