PYE, WILLIAM S.
Commander, U.S. Navy
Staff of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Date of Action: World War I
Citation:
The Navy Cross is presented to William S. Pye, Commander, U.S. Navy, for exceptionally distinguished and valuable service on the staff of the commander in chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, in addition to excellent performance of his routine staff duties in preparing a series of orders for the conduct of battleship and fleet, based upon the best thought and experience of the United States fleet and British fleet during the late war.
