(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Charles F. Horne, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during World War II.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Charles F. Horne, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Communications Officer, Commander Amphibious Forces Pacific, from 4 October 1943 to 10 October 1945.