Gregon A. Williams

The Navy Cross is presented to Gregon A. Williams, First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commander of patrols of Guardia Nacional operating in the District of Bogoto, Nicaragua. First Lieutenant Grogon A. Williams, U.S. Marine Corps, successfully led his forces into three engagements against superior numbers of armed bandit forces; namely, on 3 October 1931 an attack against a bandit group of forty entrenched positions, on 13 October 1931 near Zepote Mountain and near Los Casas on 11 November 1931. His display of courage and leadership enabled his patrol to completely rout superior bandit groups with loss of lives and ammunition, without suffering casualties themselves.