George P. Auld

The Navy Cross is presented to George P. Auld, Commander, U.S. Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as chief accountant of the Navy, in charge of the Accountancy Division, in which capacity he prepared an up-to-date accounting system, based on the latest and most scientific principles, and handled with marked ability the many cost-accounting problems brought about by war conditions. Commander Auld negotiated great numbers of contracts and settled numerous controversies between contractors and the Navy Department