The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Sergeant Russell Schoneberger (MCSN: 204886), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism on 7 August 1928 in performing a particularly dangerous mission which separated him from his command. Sergeant Schoneberger was left under cover near Ililihuas, Nicaragua for the purpose of effecting the capture of a civilian prisoner after the main body had moved on in order to obtain information of bandit activities. An hour after the departure of the main body he heard the firing which occurred when the Coco Patrol made contact with a group of bandits, whereupon he immediately moved to rejoin the First Platoon of which he was the leader and came under hostile fire resulting in his being wounded. His cheerfulness and coolness of mind was an example to the entire command.