Guy E. Stone’s Navy Cross citation

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the NAVY CROSS to

GUY E. STONE
CHIEF SHIPFITTER
UNITED STATES NAVYY

for service as set forth in the following

CITATION:

For extraordinary heroism on 27 January 1970 during operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam.

Engaged in clearing a graveyard of booby traps for a detachment of Underwater Demolition Team TWELVE (UDT-12) during a bunker-destruction sweep near the Vinh Dien River, Chief Petty Officer Stone suddenly discovered eight of the enemy hidden in the grass. The hostile troops opened fire with automatic weapons and began hurling hand grenades. Yelling a warning to the other members of his team, Chief Petty Officer Stone, without a weapon at that moment, took cover behind a mound and proceeded to direct the fire of his companions. Subsequently, in the face of the hostile fire, he raced to within fifteen feet of the enemy and hurled three grenades into their midst. Observing two of the enemy soldiers retreating, he again exposed himself to the hostile fire to borrow a weapon from a team member and shoot the fleeing soldiers, accounting for a total of six enemy dead and two captured. Chief Petty Officer Stone’s instinctive reactions saved two United States and two Vietnamese Naval personnel in his team from certain death. His exceptionally courageous and heroic actions and selfless efforts on behalf of his team members were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

For the president,
JOHN H CHAFEE
Secretary of the Navy

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