Kent, Silas S.
Ensign, U.S. Navy (Reserve Forces)
Commanding Officer, U.S.S. C-260
Date Of Action: World War I
Citation:
The Navy Cross is awarded to Ensign Silas S. Kent, U.S. Navy (Reserve Forces), for distinguished service in the line of his profession, as commanding officer of the U.S.S. C-260, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters of the war zone and operating against enemy submarines.