- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- 175th Field Artillery Battalion, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull", U.S. Army (175th Field Artillery Battalion, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull", U.S. Army)
For exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding services in action as commander of the 175th Field Artillery Battalion in Africa from the attack on Algiers in November 1942 until the end of the campaign and in action in Italy from September 21, 1943, to date.