- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Commander
- Awarded on:
- January 1946
"For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of a United States Navy warship during assault operations against Japanese-held Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago and the Marianas, from October 1943 to August 1944."
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 346