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Paul
Henry
Bastedo

Paul Bastedo graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1908. He retired as a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy.

Awards Received

  • Navy Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Division:

    Sub-Chaser Squadron 1

    Action Date:

    October 2, 1918
    Authority: Navy Book of Distinguished Service (Stringer)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Commander Paul Henry Bastedo, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession as Commander of the Sub-Chaser Squadron ONE, Hunt Commander Otranto Barrage, and as Commander of a detachment of three Sub-Chasers in the engagement of Durazzo, when two enemy submarines were destroyed.