The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Lieutenant Robert G. Osborne, United States Naval Reserve, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States while charged with the task of assisting in planning the gunfire support of landing operations during the invasion of Italy in 1944. Lieutenant Osborne was largely responsible for the thorough training and indoctrination of the communication components of shore fire-control parties. He succeeded in reestablishing communications affecting the control of naval gunfire at a time when our forces were seriously threatened by enemy counterattacks.