WILLIAMS-MENDARUS
MENDARUS G. WILLIAMS
Rate/Rank
GM
GM
Service Branch
USN 00/0000 - 00/0000
COMMANDER, ARMED GUARD, SS BUFORD
NAVY CROSS
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL W/ARMED GUARD CLASP
Mendarus G. Williams
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Gunner Mendarus G. Williams, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commander of the Armed Guard of the S.S. Buford, and in an encounter with an enemy submarine. On 5 July 1918, the submarine disappeared, then reappeared, and ten more shots were fired, and the submarine finally disappeared.
Action Date: 5-Jul-18
Service: Navy
Rank: Gunner
Company: Armed Guard
Division: S.S. Buford
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret