Carlos W. Wieber

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Carlos W. Wieber, Captain, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), in action against enemy Japanese surface forces over the Sibuyan Sea during the Battle for Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Islands on 24 October 1944. His conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.