Crow took part in a rigorous and persistent dive-bombing attack against a Japanese aircraft carrier, fighting through a bursting hail of anti-aircraft fire and violent aerial opposition, and seriously damaging of the enemy vessel. He aggressively attacked hostile aircraft during the return flight to his own carrier, shooting down three and effectively damaging two enemy fighters.
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Capt. Robert E. Thomas, Jr., Navy Cross: Anti-Aircraft Gunner Against the Japanese at Pearl Harbor
Thomas, who would later become the first CAO for the County of Orange, served with distinction as an anti-aircraft battery officer on the U.S.S. Nevada and although seriously wounded and handicapped by heavy casualties to the personnel of his battery, maintained a highly effective rate of fire.
