RADM Leon C. Covell presents Coast Guard Captain Edward H. Fritzsche with the Legion of Merit Medal. Coast Guard Captain Edward H. Fritzsche (right), skipper of a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport, is presented the Legion of Merit Medal for "exceptionally meritorious conduct" as Assault Group Commander of American and British transports and landing craft in the Normandy invasion on D-Day. Rear Admiral (ret) Leon C. Covell is shown making the presentation. Captain Fritzsche directed the unloading of the now famous "Fighting First Division" which won a Presidential Unit citation. Captain Fri
RADM Leon C. Covell presents Coast Guard Captain Edward H. Fritzsche with the Legion of Merit Medal. Coast Guard Captain Edward H. Fritzsche (right), skipper of a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport, is presented the Legion of Merit Medal for "exceptionally meritorious conduct" as Assault Group Commander of American and British transports and landing craft in the Normandy invasion on D-Day. Rear Admiral (ret) Leon C. Covell is shown making the presentation. Captain Fritzsche directed the unloading of the now famous "Fighting First Division" which won a Presidential Unit citation. Captain Fritzsche's citation was signed by Admiral Harold R. Stark, Commander of Naval Forces in Europe. He has served in both the Atlantic and Pacific in this war. His home in Oakland, Calif.
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