William B. Greer

Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class: For gallantry in action while serving as a Medical Corpsman with the 6th Marines, 2d Division, A.E.F., on World War I at Champagne, France.

The Navy Cross is awarded to Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class William B. Greer, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession in action at Blanc Mont Ridge, from October 6 to 10, 1918. with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, U. S. Marines. Volunteered to go forward to direct bearers to advance dressing station over ground covered by terrific fire, returned to the dressing station and dressed the wounded regardless of bombardment and firing from enemy airplanes.