Forest B. Warren

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Forest B. Warren (0-26676), First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps (Reserve), for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Section Leader and Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Marine Fighting Squadron THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO (VMF-322), Marine Air Group THIRTY-THREE (MAG-33), FOURTH Marine Aircraft Wing, in aerial combat against enemy Japanese forces in the Ryukyu Islands Area, on 13 May 1945. With only one of his guns firing and despite an intense concentration of antiaircraft fire, First Lieutenant Warren pursued an enemy bomber that was making a determined suicide dive on one of our Naval vessels, continuing his attack until the hostile plane crashed out of control into the sea. He was then forced to parachute to safety due to damage from antiaircraft fire. By his airmanship, gallant fighting spirit and untiring devotion to duty, First Lieutenant Warren prevented possible destruction and the loss of many lives, and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

SPOT AWARD, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific: Serial 87286