ALBERT T. WALRAVEN, JR.(then Lieutenant, Junior Grade) United States Naval Reserve. For extraordinary heroism as a Pilot of a Dive-Bomber Plane in Bombing Squadron FOURTEEN, attached to the U.S.S. WASP, in action against major units of the Japanese Fleet during the First Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 20, 1944. Participating in a daring strike upon the enemy Fleet, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Walraven braved intense and accurate antiaircraft fire and the presence of enemy fighter aircraft to press home his low-level attacks and to score direct hits on an enemy vessel. When his fuel supply became exhausted during the hazardous retrun trip to base in complete darkness, he skillfully executed a water landing without injury to himself or to his aircrewman and successfully abandoned the sinking plane with sufficient equipment to enable the party to survive until rescued. By his superb airmanship, cool courage and devotion to duty, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Walraven upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

Mr. Walraven resided in Texas and was a life member.