John Gordon

The Navy Cross is awarded to Boilermaker John Gordon, 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 on October 15, 1917. Boilermaker Gordon, with other members of the crew, was untiring in his work of shoring up_ bulkheads, restaying masts and improvising means of towing. Boilermaker Gordon set an example to the younger and less experienced members of the crew.