Chester Clark Wood

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Chester Clark Wood, Captain, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commander of VD-69, a Radar Picket Station, from 3 May 1945 to 21 June 1945, at Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands. Captain Wood’s conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.