Foote (DD 511) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER ALSTON RAMSAY, UNITED STATES NAVY . . . . . . Conspicuous gaIIanTry and inTrepidiTy in acTion againsT The enemy as The Commanding OTTicer .... OperaTing in The ,NorThern SoIomon IsIands area during The period Trom OcTober 3I To November 2, T943 .... Courageous devoTio.n To duTy was in keeping wiTh The highesT TradiTions oT The UniTed STaTes Naval Service. LIEUTENANT coMrv1ANDER HARRY WILLIAM MCELWAIN UNITED STATES NAVY . . . . . . Heroic achievemenT in The connecTion wiTh operaTions againsT The enemy during The capTure and deTense oT Okinawa and ouTIying islands during The period oT I6 May Through I2 AugusT I945, while Commanding OTTicer .... I-Iis courage and skill during This Iong and arduous period were an inspiraTion To The oTTicers and men under his command. x LIEUTENANT JOI-IN E. VVASON UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE . . . . . . OuTsTanding courage in direcTing The Tire oT his guns on enemy aircraTT diving on The ship and inTIicTing serious damage To Two oT Them .... DisTinguished him among Those perTorming duTies oT name characTer. M CLAXTON R. L. COOPER, TORPEDOMAN TI-IIRD CLASS UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE . . . . . . In The Tace oT grave personaI danger Trom an aTTacking enemy airplane sTeadTasTIy direcTed his Tire inTo The aircraTT unTiI iT crashed inTo The sea in his imme- diaTe viciniTy .... DevoTion To duTy was an inspiraTion To aII his shipmaTes. WILLIAM BASS, STEWARD'S MATE FIRST CLASS I UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE . . . . . DisTinguished himseIT by heroic and meriTorious conducT as a machine gun- ner oT an anTi-aircraTT gun .... In The Tace oT grave personal danger sTeadTasTIy di- recTed his Tire unTiI The plane crashed in his immediaTe viciniTy .... I-Iis conducT ThroughouT disTinguished him among Those perTorming duTies oT The same characTer. DAVID BROWN, GUNNER'S MATE TI-IIRD CLASS UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE . . . . . . DisTinguished himself as Gun CapTain oT a 40 miIIimeTer gun . . . . Re- paired a jammed barrel oT his Twin mounT gun whiIe The oTher barrei conTinued Tiring aT an aTTacking pIane .... I Iis ouTsTanding skiII puT The inoperaTive barrel back inTo acTion beTore The aircraTT TinaIIy crashed inTo The sea in his viciniTy. LIEUTENANT GEORGE JOSEPI-I MONEZ UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE . . . . . . DisTinguished himseIT by exceIIenT service as an Engineering OTTicer . . . . I-Iandled casuaITies To The main engineering pIanT in a quick and eTTicienT manner. . As a resuIT oT his exceIIenT Training oT The men in his division, The engineering pIanT responded To every order. JAMES PATRICK SWEENEY, M-ACI-IINIST'S MATE SECOND CLASS UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE .- ..... DisTinguished himseIT exceIIenT service during operaTions againsT The enemy. . . Displayed considerabIe skill and iniTiaTive in repairing The damage done by an 68