M. Gans Bratton

The Navy Cross is awarded to Chief Carpenter’s Mate M. Gans Bratton, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty on the occasion of the torpedoing of and explosion on the U.S.S. Cassin, October 15, 1917. Chief Carpenter’s Mate Bratton, with other members of the crew, was untiring in his work of shoring up bulkheads, restating masts and improvising means of towing. They set an example to the younger and less experienced members of the crew.