THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Washington

The President of the United States, takes pride in presenting the
NAVY CROSS posthumously to:

LANCE CORPORAL RONALD A. MOORE
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

for service as set forth in the following:

CITATION:

For extraordinary heroism while serving as a Fire Team Reconnaissance Patrol Leader with Company I, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, in Dai Loc District, Republic of Vietnam, on 19 July 1967. While on patrol Lance Corporal Moore's Fire Team suddenly came under intense, point-blank enemy automatic weapons fire from a large force of well-concealed Viet Cong. The initial burst of fire killed the radioman, destroyed the radio and wounded three other members of his team, including Lance Corporal Moore. Despite his painful wound, he quickly returned fire and deployed his only effective rifleman. As the Viet Cong assaulted the decimated fire team, he quickly anticipated ther tactics, shouted commands and encouragement to his rifleman, and together they repelled the assault. As the enemy regrouped, he ordered this rifleman to help their wounded comrades while he provided security on their vulnerable right flank. Compelled to drag himself across several yards of exposed ground being raked by unrelenting enemy fire and grenade explosions, Lance Corporal Moores established himself as a conspicuous target, delivered burst after burst of suppressive fire, and cut down four approaching enemy before he himself was mortally wounded. By his daring initiative, valiant fighting spirit and selfless devotion to duty in the face of insurmountable odds, Lance Corporal Moore was responsible in a great measure for saving the lives of his comrades and therby upheld the highest traditons of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.

For the President,

Secretary of the Navy