The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Seaman Corbin P. Hardaway, Jr., United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving on the U.S.S. OLYMPIA. Seaman Hardaway was detailed for service with the British forces in Northern Russia. On 29 August 1918, he was sent back to Sitskoe alone with dispatches, accomplishing a long march successfully under trying conditions, and at times practically within the enemy’s lines.