The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain (CC) John Dougall Beuret, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Officer-in-Charge of repairs to naval vessels during the war and of the conversion for naval purposes of vessels taken over by the Navy during World War I. In particular, Captain Beuret had charge of planning the conversion of vessels of the mine-laying force in connection with the North Sea barrage.