(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander Frederick S. Hall, 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 Commander, Atlantic Fleet anti-submarine task unit on 24 April 1945.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander Frederick S. Hall, 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 a screen in Task Group 22.3, in action against a German submarine off French West Africa, on 4 June 1944.