Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Lieutenant

Unit:

Bombing Fighting Squadron 2 (VBF-2), U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12), U.S. Navy

Awarded on:

August 20th, 1944

"For extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Combat Plane in Bombing Fighting Squadron TWO (VBF-2), attached to the U.S.S. HORNET (CV-12), during action against major units of the Japanese Fleet in the First Battle of the Philippine Sea, on 20 June 1944. Carrying out a dive bombing attack in the face of hostile anti-aircraft fire, Lieutenant McGee scored a hit to assist in the destruction of a large enemy carrier and, with his craft's fuel supply exhausted during the return to base, executed a water landing near his carrier. By his skill as an airman and devotion to duty, Lieutenant McGee upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."

Commander Fast Carrier Task Force: Serial 0438