- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Commander
- Unit:
- U.S.S. Pope (DD-225), U.S. Navy
- Awarded on:
- June 1946
For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Gunnery Officer of the U.S.S. POPE (DD-225) in action against Japanese forces during battles of Macassar Strait, Badoeng Strait and Java Sea, from January to March 1942.
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 351