(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain George McFadden O’Rear, 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 as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. ARKANSAS BB-33), at Iwo Jima from 16 February 1945 to 7 March 1945, and during the Okinawa campaign, 24 March 1945 to 24 April 1945.