- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Commander
- Unit:
- U.S.S. Cecil J. Doyle (DE-368), U.S. Navy
- Awarded on:
- February 1947
"For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. CECIL J. DOYLE in anti-submarine activities in the Pacific during World War II."
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360