Theodore Leo Jermann

The Navy Cross is presented to Theodore Leo Jermann, Lieutenant (j.g.), U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism, as Engineer Officer of the U.S.S. Salinas, in inspecting the engineering spaces after the first torpedo struck the ship, and in securing overboard valves and ruptured lines when the second torpedo struck and the ship opened fire on the attacking submarine. His coolness and courage in taking that action, under the circumstances described, contributed materially in making it possible for the Salinas to reach port under her own power.