The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Chief Boatswain’s Mate Edward Norton McCausland, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in Command of the Armed Guard on the S.S. Rochester, for his very prompt action when a submarine was sighted on 21 November 1917. It is believed that this prompt action prevented an attack on the vessel at that time. Later at night the vessel was torpedoed and sunk. The evidence shows that the Armed Guard acted in a very satisfactory manner.