Sheldon Hoard Kinney

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Sheldon Hoard Kinney, Commander, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Destroyer Escort U.S.S. BRONSTEIN (DE-189), in action against enemy forces on 29 February and 1 March 1944, in the Atlantic. His conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.