Among the many citations I entered in the database today, was the following citation for a Legion of Merit w/V which, at that time in the World War II Navy, was an award that took precedence above the Silver Star. The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit with Combat V to Lieutenant Commander Douglas E. Fairbanks, Jr., United States Naval Reserve, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as special operations planning officer on the staff of a major naval task force commander and as commander of a naval task force unit during the invasion of Southern France in 1944. Lieutenant Commander Fairbanks worked tirelessly in the development and coordination of plans for the execution of special operations. As a task unit commander he courageously led ships of his unit into action and, aggressively directing the combat operations with expert seamanship against heavy odds, greatly aided in the ultimate sinking of two vessels. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Fairbanks,_Jr.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 02:44:10 +0000
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