The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting Legion of Merit to Rear Admiral [then Captain] Lyndon Spencer, United States Coast Guard, 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. BAYFIELD, the flagship of Rear Admiral Don P. Moon, U.S. Navy, Commander Task Force “U”. This Naval Assault Force successfully landed the II Corps, U.S. Army, on the Cherbourg Peninsula of France against will prepare defense ad strong opposition during the period 6 – 24 June 1944. A Commanding Officer of the Force Flagship, Rear Admiral Spencer rendered every conceivable aid to his Commander and the Force a great deal of which was beyond that to be normally expected.