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Ernest
Wheeler
Litch

Home:

South Weymouth

, 

Massachusetts

Ernest Litch graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1920. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 379 (September 1948)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Ernest Wheeler Litch, United States Navy, was awarded a Third Gold Star in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commander of an escort carrier division and task unit, during operations against the Japanese at Okinawa, in 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral

    Action Date:

    1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 352 (July 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Ernest Wheeler Litch, United States Navy, was awarded a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as escort carrier division commander at Okinawa in 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Division:

    U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16)

    Action Date:

    August 26 – November 5, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 340 (July 1945) & Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 352 (July 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Ernest Wheeler Litch, 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 as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-16) in the western Pacific from 26 August 1944 to 5 November 1944.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral

    Division:

    U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16)

    Action Date:

    November 30, 1944 – January 25, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 352 (July 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Ernest Wheeler Litch, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit 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. LEXINGTON (CV-16) from 30 November 1944 to 25 January 1945.