(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander Willard T. Patrick, 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 during World War II.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander Willard T. Patrick, 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 of LCI (L) Group THIRTY-ONE, during the invasion of Normandy, France, in June 1944.