(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Cyrus Williard Cole, 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.
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Navy Cross
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Navy Distinguished Service Medal
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Navy Cross
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U.S.S. PastoresAction Date:
World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Cyrus Williard Cole, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. PASTORES and the U.S.S. PRESIDENT GRANT, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies to European ports through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines during World War I.
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Navy Distinguished Service Medal
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Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New HampshireAction Date:
May 23 – September 15, 1939
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 278 (February 10, 1940)The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Rear Admiral Cyrus Williard Cole, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility as Officer in Charge of the rescue and salvage operations of the U.S.S. SQUALUS from 23 May 1939 to 15 September 1939. By his efficient administration, exceptional ability in planning the operations and his untiring energy in the rescue of the survivors and the salvage of the stricken submarine, Rear Admiral Cole displayed leadership and perseverance of the highest order.