(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Harold Bushnell Sallada, 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 a carrier air support group in the Southern Mariana Islands from 14 June 1944 to 1 August 1944.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Harold Bushnell Sallada, 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 Commander, Support Aircraft, Kwajalein Atoll, in January and February 1944.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Harold Bushnell Sallada, 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 Director of the Planning Division, BuAer, and Director of the Planning Division in the Office of the Deputy of Naval Operations from 15 April 1942 to 18 August 1943; 18 August 1943 to 2 October 1943 and 1 June 1945 to 31 August 1945.