John Fabris

The Navy Cross is awarded to Motor Machinist First Class John Fabris, U.S. Navy, for distinguished service i n the line of his profession and devotion to duty while serving on the U.S.S. C-179, in the engagement, at Durazzo, on October 2, 1918. During the whole engagement, he held in place with his hand a broken trip rod igniter spring, thereby enabling his vessel to maintain speed and position when otherwise she would have been forced out of formation to make repairs.