THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
WASHINGTON

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the

 PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION

TO

TASK UNIT TWENTY-ONE POINT FOURTEEN

Consisting of the

U.S.S. CARD, U.S.S. BARRY, U.S.S. BORIE, U.S.S. GOFF
And
VC SQUADRONS ONE AND NINE

for services as set forth in the following

CITATION:

    “For extraordinary performance during anti-submarine operations in mid-Atlantic from July 27 to October 25, 1943. At a time when continual flow of supplies along the United States–North Africa convoy route was essential to the maintenance of our established military supremacy and to the accumulation of reserves, the CARD, her embarked aircraft and her escorts pressed home a vigorous offensive which was largely responsible for the complete withdrawal of hostile U-boats from this vital supply area. Later, when submarines returned with deadlier weapons and augmented anti-aircraft defenses, this heroic Task Unit, by striking damaging blows at the onset of renewed campaigns, wrested the initiative from the enemy before actual inception of projected large-scale attacks. Its distinctive fulfillment of difficult and hazardous missions contributed materially to victorious achievements by our land forces.”

For the President,

/s/ Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy