The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Coxswain John Robert Nuttall, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service while a member of the crew of the U.S.S. SMITH which voluntarily went aboard the U.S.S. WESTBRIDGE, after that vessel had been torpedoed on 15 August 1918, and remained there five days steering the damaged vessel by hand. Due to heroic conduct, the WESTBRIDGE was brought into port from a distance of 400 miles.