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Description
Vice Admiral Henry K. Hewitt, USN, decorates Army Captain Lloyd Petticord of Green Springs, Ohio for his distinguished action off North Africa when he commanded a scout boat and under heavy fire guided landing US Troops ashore, by means of a light signal. At right is Naval Ensign, K.L. Peterson of Kansas City, who received the Silver Star for Gallantry in the November 8-10 North African fighting when as Shore Fire Control officer, he enables a battalion to obtain its objectives by accurately directing the naval gunfire. The Decoration Ceremonies took place at Little Creek, Va. at the headquarters of the US Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force, a combines Army Navy Outfit.
