The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant, Junior Grade, George F. Hutchinson, United States Coast Guard (Reserve), for gallantry in action against the enemy as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. LCI (L) 83 while landing assault troops in Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. Lieutenant Hutchinson directed his ship to the beach through heavily mined obstacle while under heavy enemy fire that caused numerous Army casualties, successfully unloaded troops after the ship was mined and remained with the ship effecting repairs that enabled it to come off the beach on the next tide.