Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Lieutenant Colonel

Unit:

4th Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, Marine Raiders, U.S. Marine Corps

Awarded on:

December 16th, 1943

"For gallantry in action while serving with the Fourth Marine Raider Battalion at New Georgia, Solomon Islands as a battalion commander while aggressively leading his organization forward under intense small arms and mortar fire against strong enemy positions during which he made repeated personal reconnaissance to his front lines and contributed largely to the destruction of many of the enemy on 20 July 1943."

Headquarters, United States Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, General Orders No. 498