The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Gunnery Sergeant Charles Williams (MCSN: 161750), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary courage, skill and devotion to duty on 6 December 1928 in the vicinity of Cujelita, Nicaragua, while acting as the Second in Command of a body of Marines that was outnumbered four-to-one and was being attacked by a well-armed and skillfully-lead force of bandits. Throughout the engagement Sergeant Williams moved constantly from point to point to steady the firing line in the face of heavy rifle and occasional machine gun fire with the utmost bravery and with total disregard to his personal safety. When an attack from the rear suddenly developed he was ordered to take a small party to combat it to protect the main body. Without the slightest hesitation and in full realization of the danger of his mission, he led his party safely over a ridge that was swept by the bandit frontal fire to face the newly developed fire from the rear. Sergeant Williams successfully dispersed the attack but was fatally struck by rifle fire. Just as the courage, fearlessness and high sense of duty of Sergeant Williams were an inspiration to his men on this occasion, so shall his memory continue to serve them and the United States Marine Corps in their times of trial.