John Dale Price

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to John Dale Price, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession while serving as Commander of Air Wing ONE (AW-1), in action against the enemy from April through July 1945, while deployed at Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands. His conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.