GEORGE R. EISELE, Seaman Second Class United States Naval Reserve. For extraordinary heroism as a gunner aboard the U.S.S. San Francisco during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands Area on November 12 and 13, 1942. Courageously refusing to abandon his gun in the face of an onrushing Japanese torpedo plane, Eisele, with cool determination and utter disregard for his own personal safety, kept blazing away until the hostile craft plunged out of the sky in a flaming dive and crashed on his station. His grim perseverance and relentless devotion to duty in the face of certain death were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave up his own life in the defense of his country.

The Navy Cross was awarded posthumously. Mr. Eisele’s application was submitted by his brother, William Eisele, who lives in Wyoming.