Robert Clarence Thomsen
Status: KIA
Navy Cross
World War II
U.S. Navy
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Robert Clarence Thomsen, Ensign, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as a Navigator on board the Destroyer U.S.S. LAFFEY (DD-459), in action against the enemy on 16 April 1945, off Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands. Ensign Thomsen’s conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States. He gallantly gave his life for his country.