Lieutenant McGann, Patrick H. Navy Navy Cross The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the NAVY CROSS to LIEUTENANT PATRICK HENRY McGANN UNITED STATES NAVY for service as set forth in the following CITATION: For extraordinary heroism as Gunnery Officer of the U.S.S. Hugh W. Hadley, Radar Picket Ship, during an attack on the vessel by more than one hundred enemy Japanese planes off Okinawa, the morning of May 11, 1945. Skillfully directing his men in the fight against waves of hostile suicide and dive-bombing planes attacking his ship from all directions, Lieutenant McGann sent up barrages of antiaircraft fire and, by courage and determination in maintaining effective gunfire throughout the prolonged engagement, shot down at least nineteen Japanese planes before the ship was finally crashed by a bomb and three Kamikazes.. Lieutenant McGann's leadership and professional skill in the face of overwhelming opposition reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.