James Woodrow Wyrick
Born: October 12, 1918 at Havre, Montana
Home Town: San Francisco, California
Navy Cross
World War II
U.S. Navy
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to James Woodrow Wyrick, Ensign, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving on board the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6), in the Solomon Islands, in 1942. Ensign Wyrick’s conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.