George A. Rood

The Navy Cross is awarded to Lieutenant Commander George A. Rood, U.S. Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession in command of the AL-1. While en route from Newport to the Azores his submarine was separated from the escort and other submarines of the squadron, leaving him without a rendezvous. He thereupon proceeded to his destination successfully, assuming the great responsibility of starting a 1,700-mile Atlantic Ocean run in winter weather in a submarine of a class that had never been considered reliable for service of this character.