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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Boatswain] Robert L. Self, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. EDENSHAW (YTB-459) at Anzio, Italy, in January and February 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Boatswain

    Action Date:

    July 1943
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 327 (June 1944)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Boatswain Robert L. Self, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during the assault on Sicily in July 1943. Informed that the U.S.S. MADDOX had been torpedoed, Boatswain Self skillfully directed his ship to the scene and, operating over a two-mile-square area, picked up all survivors of the destroyed vessel and transported them to safety.