Mathew Charles O’Hearn, Jr.

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Mathew Charles O’Hearn, Jr., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy (Reserve), for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Gunnery Officer aboard the Destroyer U.S.S. EVANS (DD-552), in action against the enemy on 11 May 1945, off Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands. Lieutenant O’Hearn’s conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.