Lamar P. Carver

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lamar P. Carver, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Scouting Plane in Scouting Squadron FORTY-ONE (VS-41), embarked from the U.S.S. RANGER (CV-4), during the assault on and occupation of French Morocco from 8 to 9 November 1942. In the early morning of 8 November, Lieutenant Commander Carver, leading a division of planes on an offensive mission over Casablanca harbor, sighted a nest of hostile submarines. Despite intense anti-aircraft fire, he skillfully maneuvered his division into position and executed an accurate dive-bombing attack, personally making one of the two direct hits which resulted in the sinking of two undersea craft. Again the same day, he led another dive-bombing attack on a group of hostile surface vessels which were being engaged by our ships and, in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire, several near-misses were scored by his command. His outstanding leadership and fearless devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 321 (December 1943)