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The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Commander Wilhelm Lee Friedell, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession in Command of the U. S. Naval Submarine Forces in European Waters during World War I.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral

    Action Date:

    April 1941 – February 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 348 (March 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Wilhelm Lee Friedell, 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 Commandant, Mare Island Navy Yard, from April 1941 to February 1944.