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Gordon
Rowe

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Gordon Rowe graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1918. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Division:

    U.S.S. Ranger (CV-4)

    Action Date:

    September 19 – December 20, 1943
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 372 (February 1948)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Gordon Rowe, 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. RANGER (CV-4), attached to the British home fleet, at Denmark and Norway, from 19 September 1943 to 20 December 1943.