Gordon A. Grimland

Lieutenant (j.g.) (MC): For gallantry in action while serving as a Medical Officer with the 6th Marines, 2d Division, A.E.F., on September 15, 1918 at Thiaucourt, France.

The Navy Cross is awarded to Lieutenant (MC) Gordon A. Grimland, U.S. Navy, for distinguished service and heroic conduct in the line of his profession while serving against the enemy. Lieutenant Grimland displayed exceptional gallantry at Thiacourt, France, on September 15, 1918, in caring for the wounded and evacuating them under heavy shell fire at great risk of life.