Cato Douglas Glover, Jr.

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Cato Douglas Glover, Jr., 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. ENTERPRISE (CV-6), in action against the enemy on 20 October 1944, and deployed in the Sulu Sea during the Battle for Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Islands. His conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.