For distinguished service in the line of his profession while in command of the armed guard on board the SS Chi Ping from 12 March to 14 March, 1930, on the Yangtze River near Ichang, China. While making passage on the river, the vessel was under heavy fire on several occasions from groups of unattached Chinese soldiers, something in considerable numbers, using rifles, machine guns and, on one occasion, a field piece and at very short ranges. Lieutenant (jg) Winslow caused the fire to be returned promptly and with telling effect so that in each instance the attack was repulsed and the vessel permitted to continue its voyage. During an attack on the vessel on March 14, Lt (jg) Winslow was struck in the thigh by a rifle bullet. He did not give up the active command of his detachment but continued operating a machine gun until all danger had passed. The vessel was struck in the hull about two hundred and fifty times by rifle and machine gun bullets. Lt (jg) Winslow’s leadership and courage during the voyage were in keeping with the highest traditions of the service and resulted in the saving of valuable property and the lives of those on board the vessel.

Mark Bayuk, USMC 1968-1970, came across Winslow during research on Navy and Marine action on the Yangtze River in the 1920’s and 1930’s. After reviewing Winslow’s interesting story published in the U.S. Naval Institute in 1937, he secured a copy of Winslow’s Navy Cross citation from Dr. Regina Akers at the Navy Operational Archives at the Washington Navy Yard and sponsored Winslow for enrollment in the Legion of Valor. Winslow passed away in Rhode Island on Jan 8,1981.