Stephen N. Tackney
Born: January 14, 1906 at Brooklyn, New York
Home Town: Colorado, California
Navy Cross
World War II
U.S. Navy
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Stephen N. Tackney, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Destroyer-Mine Layer U.S.S. GAMBLE (DM-15), while escorting supply ships supplying newly seized bases in the Solomon Islands Area on 29 August 1942. Lieutenant Commander Tackney skillfully located a Japanese submarine in the vicinity. He made persistent and determined attacks on her for four hours until oil and wreckage convinced him the submarine had been destroyed. His conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 320 (November 1943) & No 317 (August 1943)