The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Chief Gunner’s Mate Henry R. Chambers, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commander of the Armed Guard of the S. S. Felix Taussig, and in an encounter with an enemy submarine. On 12 May 1918, the ship was attacked by a submarine, which fired torpedoes, but through quick maneuvering, they missed. The submarine was then sighted, and four shots fired, the last of which was reported to be a hit.