Kenneth Charles Hurd

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Kenneth Charles Hurd, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, for gallantry and intrepidity and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. SEAL (SS-183), in action on 24 February 1942, during the SECOND War Patrol of that submarine in enemy controlled waters of the Java Sea. His conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.