George J. O’Shea

The Navy Cross is presented to George J. O’Shea, First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism, coolness and excellent judgment in the performance of duty in command of a small patrol on the occasion of an engagement at Sapotillal, Nicaragua, on 9 October 1927. although attacked by a vastly superior force while engaged in the hazardous task of searching for two missing aviators in close proximity to a bandit stronghold, Lieutenant O’Shea, by his skill and personal bravery successfully repulsed the attack and withdrew his column in good order.