Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

Lt. (jg) Stuart L. Brandel, USNR, Los Angeles, Calif.: As a naval gunfire liaison officer during the invasion of France he established radio communication with a cruiser when his boat was twice driven off in attempting to land and was thus able to fire several effective missions at a critical juncture. After landing he took over the duties of his seriously wounded forward observer and called for and adjusted fire which was of marked effect on enemy positions

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• - Recipients of The Navy Cross, 1916 - Present, by C. Douglas Sterner